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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