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More on Smiling

"laughter without a reason is a sign of a fool" "смех без причины - признак дурачины"

• HOFSTEDE INSIGHTS: ASK AN EXPERT: SMILE IN RUSSIA - "I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY RUSSIANS NEVER SMILE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY THAT IS?"
  • https://news.hofstede-insights.com/news/ask-an-expert-smile-in-russia

Crime

• Gangster’s paradise: how organised crime took over Russia - https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/23/how-organised-crime-took-over-russia-vory-super-mafia