I worked with Russians at sea a few years back. Bloody nice bunch of people I have to tell you. However... they have this hard nosed authority thing. People with a bit of power throw their weight around like a bunch of nasty little commisars and everyone else has to do what they say ...or else. But generally they were great fun, friendly, hospitable and generous (even thogh they were getting paid about $200 a month - a fairly good wage by their standards). Of course bribary was everywhere, if you wanted anything done you needed to supply copious ammounts of vodka. But getting pissed with Russians is great fun!
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