Measuring Russian culture using Hofstede's dimensions

This article reports results of Hofstede's five cultural dimensions for 250 Russian respondents. Scores are reported for subgroups according to age, w ork experience, occupation, number of subordinates, and geographical region . On average, responses showed that Russian culture in the mid-1990s appear ed to be moderate in individualism, masculinity, and power distance, and fa irly high in paternalism and uncertainty avoidance. The younger generation that came of age during the perestroika of the late 1980s and early 1990s h ad the highest scores in masculinity and the lowest scores in paternalism. Individuals employed in business had higher uncertainty avoidance than peop le in the university sector.