Archivo del autor: Hernán Yepes

Russia is a culturally rich country. In Russia we can find many subcultures like punks, hippies, and urban tribes like skinheads who are very radical. Below we can see images and explanations of each of these subcultures. The punks Punks are mainly characterized by two things: the way they dress and the music they play.Sigue leyendo «Russian subcultures: an inside look»

The Lewis model divides the culture of a country or region into three: Linear Active, Multi-Active and Reactive. Below we can see how these three types of culture are divided around the world. From the above diagram we can see that in our country, we enter the classification of multi-active culture, while Russia is betweenSigue leyendo «From an explanation of the Lewis model to a Russian in Barranquilla.»

According to official data (https://www.hofstede-insights.com/product/compare-countries/) Colombia and Russia present the following scores for the Hofstede model which scores some characteristics of the different cultures. From the above scores we can see that Russia and Colombia have a very similar score from the UAI. This similarity is due to the fact that in both countries religionSigue leyendo «Hofstede model: Colombia versus Russia»

In Colombia, gender roles have been established for a long time. We are a country that, despite efforts to adapt to modernity, is still very conservative in terms of what a man or woman «can and should do» so that society sees it well. This shows us that we live in a society that, atSigue leyendo «Gender stereotypes. A comparison between Russia and Colombia»

When I first saw that picture, I could only think it was a group of Russian friends enjoying themselves, but why?. At the time, I couldn’t answer that question, but I do now. The way they all dress, their skin color, their hats, and the place they’re standing made me think that they might beSigue leyendo «Russian Stereotypes»