international mobility – RUSSIA (1 DAY)
Getting used to the country
1. Understanding Russia
• The Russian Federation: central power, republics and regions
• The importance of history
• The 90s, an unsuccessful transition
• The difference between the image of Russia abroad and reality
• Putin’s Russia: social, legal and political context
2. Russian values and behaviours
• The Russian identity, a mixture of religions, cultures and languages
• Conquering of new frontiers
• Westernizers and Slavophiles
• Orthodoxy, autocracy and
Narodnost
• Sense of the sacred; between the search for the absolute and immediate enjoyment
• The weight of the given word and the submission to the balance of power
Getting used to socialisation patterns
3. Russian communication styles
• Direct relationships
• Imperative vs. unsaid, the implied and allusive communication
• Addressing your contacts: names, surnames and nicknames
• Gestures
• Diction and humour
4. Living and socialising with the Russians
• Life in Russia: the so-called “système D”, corruption, predation, kleptocracy
• The family as a defence zone
• Habits and customs: particularism
• Socialising: getting to know people, getting acquainted, taboos and sensitive subjects
ADAPTING TO EVERYDAY LIFE
5. Expatriate life in Russia
• Moving and everyday life: procedures, accommodation, health, etc
• Leisure, expat communities
• Schools, extracurricular activities, sports.
6. Focus on your expatriation city
• Getting your bearings, moving around the city
• Unmissable things to see and do
7. Making your expatriation a success
• Preparing for adaptation phases
• Practical advice, questions-answers
• Action plan: plan and objectives for the expatriate and their family.