barriers to tenderness in Russian society

[Nina Kruglikova]

Dear all,

I have been approached with this kind of request. A colleague of mine is
doing a brief research paper on the topic of barriers to tenderness in
Russian society. She is particularly interested in "songs, poems, sayings,
literature, folk stories, films, art, images, or cultural ideas which
exemplify these barriers". Below is a more detailed information.

Any ideas on top of your head would be very much appreciated!

Many thanks,

Nina


The task sounds as follows: "to uncover a range of stimulating and powerful
cultural insights about the barriers to tenderness in contemporary Russian
society. In particular, the focus should be on those barriers that exist
between families and friends. These barriers may be physical, emotional,
social, or cultural and may have long-standing roots (for example, because
they’re based on notions of Russian masculinity) or be more contemporary
(for example, because they’re driven by modern technology). So, what are
the barriers, why do they exist and how do they manifest, particularly in
the following areas:

· Displaying tenderness to loved ones in the home

· Displaying tenderness in public

· Community spirit (amongst people in your apartment block and amongst
people in your neighbourhood)

· And how have these themes changed from Communist times to present day

For example, in the UK, there is the notion of ‘keeping a stiff upper lip’
which means you should never let your lip wobble (i.e. start to show
emotion or get upset) when faced with something upsetting"

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