What resources are available to learn Russian cultural customs

There are several valuable resources available to learn about Russian cultural customs from different perspectives, including books, academic articles, websites, and educational programs. Here is an overview:

Books and Academic Articles

• There are scholarly articles exploring various aspects of Russian culture such as national and ethnic identities, traditional upbringing, Russian literary texts as cultural units, and the role of Russian food in cultural maintenance among migrants. These address cultural values, history, and social behaviors.
• Studies on linguoculturological competence help foreign learners understand the national and cultural semantics of the Russian language, which facilitates deeper cultural insight.

Websites and Online Educational Resources

• Online schools and open courses in Russian language also integrate cultural and spiritual values of Russia, providing accessible resources for foreign learners interested in culture alongside language.
• Websites dedicated to cultural tourism in Russia highlight ethnic minorities’ traditions, storytelling, and cultural experience programs, valuable for learning real-world customs.

Specific Training and Research

• Some research focuses on comparative studies of Russian customs, for example, in formal speech or celebratory acts, providing cultural context essential for understanding social etiquette.
• There are educational efforts aimed at incorporating traditional and national cultural values within modern pedagogical frameworks and social education systems.

Cultural Tourism and Ethnic Traditions

• The ethnic diversity of Russia with about 200 ethnic groups provides rich traditions and customs, often used as cultural tourism resources to present authentic Russian cultural experiences.

These resources collectively offer insights into Russian customs, traditions, social etiquette, ethnic diversity, and historical-cultural education frameworks, useful for anyone aiming to understand or learn Russian cultural customs deeply. ^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

References

• NATIONAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES OF THE SPEECH ACT CONGRATULATIONS IN THE MODERN GERMAN LANGUAGE (compared to Russian)

• Tourism Activation Strategies for Russia’s Ethnic Minority Regions Examined from a Cultural Tourism Perspective

• Formation of Linguoculturological Competence of Foreign-Language Students in the Process of Teaching Russian

• Design and Development of Information Content of an Open Online School for Foreign Citizens in Russian

• Problem of Structure Planning of the Russian National-Civilizational Identity: Social - Pedagogical Aspect of the Cossacks Pedagogics

• National and Patriotic Traditions of Upbringing in Russia: History and Modernity

• Literary Text as a Unit of Culture in the Classes of Russian as a Second Language

• Teaching Foreigners the History of Russia in Context of Integration Processes of Cis Countries1

• Evaluative Stancetaking in English-Medium Academic Prose: A Study of Research Article Abstracts by Russian and Chinese L2 Writers

• How Russian Art Historians Learn to Write

• Cultural Awareness in Modern Warfare

• Prehistoric stone objects of cultural heritage as a resource for the development of tourism in the Russian Arctic

• Nation and Reality—Analysis on the Cultural Value of Russian Oil Paintings

• Role of Ecological Cultural Synthesis in Enhancement of Importance and Competitive Ability of Polytechnic Education in the Southern Far East of the Russian Federation

• Russia’s Proud Past and Patriotic Identity: A Case Study of Historical Accounts in Contemporary Russian History Textbooks

• Description of Yakut culture in Russian in texts of different genres

• Сinematographic Living Room as a Means of Forming Linguocultural Consciousness in The Context of Online Learning

• Dialogue between cultures: FL textbook as a foundation for high-quality education

• Ethnic Culture of Russian World: Development of Domestic Social Education

• Introduction: Transnationalizing Russian Studies

• Prospects of Russian studies and Russian regional studies as new disciplines in higher education system

• Russians in Business: An Analytical Study of Culture, Governance and Behavior

• The Rationalization of the Highlanders’ Culture in the Terek Region of the Russian Empire in the Second Half of the 19th - Beginning of the 20th Centuries

• Research on Russian National Character.

• Conceptualizing Russian Food in Emigration: Foodways in Culture Maintenance and Adaptation

• Traditions of folk culture and education