https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z RUSSIA en-us 2020-11-24 17:31:22 UTC 2025-12-08 11:57:27 UTC hello@padlet.com leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957157806 STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF MOTHER RUSSIA]]> 2020-11-24 17:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957157806 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957228243 TOP 8
Russians Are Blunt and Serious And Never Smile

True: Russians are actually very straightforward and never smile for the sake of being polite. They say that laughter without reason is a sign of stupidity.]]> 2020-11-24 17:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957228243 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957277199 Top 7
Russians Are Superstitious

True: Russian people have a lot of “superstitions” that are mostly habits—like “knock on wood” is in many cultures. Most people don’t actually believe these things “work," but they do them anyway. 

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Russia is unbearably cold


False: Russia is a vast country with seven climate zones, so the weather can get pretty extreme: from 45℃ in summer Kalmykia to deathly -64° in Oymyakon in winter. ]]> 2020-11-24 18:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957320764 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957338497 TOP 5
Everyone is in the Russian Mafia

False: Even though this myth inspired a lot of foreign action movies, out of more than 144 million people living in Russia, very few are in the mob,]]> 2020-11-24 18:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957338497 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957365160 TOP 4
Russians are always overdressed

True: Russians, especially women, do love dressing up. ]]> 2020-11-24 18:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957365160 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957389890 Top 3
Russians only wear ushanka hats

False: That would be like saying that all French people wear berets, or all Americans wear baseball caps.]]> 2020-11-24 18:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957389890 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957403652 Top 2
Russians keep bears as pets

False: There is a couple of bear-owning Russian newsmakers responsible for this myth, but the majority of Russians stick to more traditional cats and dogs when choosing an animal companion.]]> 2020-11-24 18:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957403652 leofreirecosta https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957412591 Top 1
Russians Love Vodka

True: Being one of Russia’s national treasures, vodka is indeed a very popular drink. ]]> 2020-11-24 18:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/leofreirecosta/d3wrdma6ayk3iq2z/wish/957412591