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100
What is the second largest religion in Russia
Islam
100
In what year was the first democratic elections held?
1991
100
The last 10 years has seen the Russian economy in a state of what?
Growth
100
TRUE/FALSE Russia is a high uncertainty avoidance culture?
TRUE
100
Why should one avoid scheduling meeting between July and August?
Time of national holidays
200
Are Russians a high contact or low contact culture?
High contact
200
Did the USSR fight with the Nazis in WWII?
No
200
What happened to state monopolies after the fall of communism?
Privatisation & restructuring
200
What was considered a dirty word during communism?
"Businessman"
200
What do red flowers symbolise?
Love and romance
300
TRUE/FALSE Since the fall of communism is Russia a secular nation
False: there is a balance between religion and state
300
Who is the current president of Russia?
Dmitri Medvedev
300
What is brain drain?
Russia's educated middle-class leaving the mother country in search of opportunities and freedoms elsewhere.
300
Do businesses in Russia tend to have a flat structure or hierarchical structure?
Hierarchical
300
How are business women addressed?
By their last name
400
What is the traditional manner of greeting?
Firm handshake; maintaining eye contact
400
What critical event occurred in 1998?
Russian Financial Crisis
400
What type of subsidies have been reduced/eliminated since the end of communism?
Government subsidies
400
Are Russians or Australians more individualistic?
Australians
400
What do Russians expect in presentations?
Details
500
Name 3 countries that border Russia
China, Mongolia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belrus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Estonia, Norway
500
Who appoints the judges?
Federal counsel
500
Who are Russia's major trade partners in Asia?
China and Japan
500
TRUE/FALSE Legal Contracts are very important in business relationships
FALSE
500
Where is it rude to hang your jacket?
On the back of a chair