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1 Index agriculture Brazil, 6, 11, 13 China, 155 6, India, 127, Russia, 50, 52, 71, 73 4 Alexander I, 46 7 Alexander II, 48 9, 55, 81 Alexander III, 48 9 Barbosa, Livia, 10 Bolshevik Revolution, 42 Brazil BRIC country, Carnival, 7 8 celebrations, 7 8 colonization of, 2 4 culture, 1 2, 15 25, 146, discovery, 2 4 economy of, empire and republic, 5 7 ethnicity, 4 5 faith and religion, 8 9 festivals, 7 8 food, 9 11 Hofstede s dimensions of culture, map, 3 relationship with Russia, 111 values, 21 5 Brazil-Russiarelationship, 111 Brezhnev, Leonid, 108 BRIC countries bloc or alliance, 191 Brazil, comparison, doing business together, expert opinions on working styles in, India, 190 managing people and business, 149 Russia, BRIC country relationships India-Russia, Russia-Brazil, 111 Russia-China, Buddhism China, 179 India, , 121 Russia, 86 7 Tibetan, 87 Cabral, Pedro Alvares, 2 Canada, 68 capitalism China, 166 India, 117 Russia, 49, 52, 80 Carnival, Brazil, 7 8 caste system, India, 121 2, Catherine II, 45 6, 55, 76 Chechnya, 65, 66 Chiang Kai-shek, 162 China aging of population, 167 business, calamity and social mind, century of humiliation, China dream, civilization, domestic stability, dynastic China, energy, 168, environmental problems, foreign affairs, geography, government in business, great expectations, guanxi,

2 194 Index China continued history, ideology, intellectual property, 163, 170, land of change and contrast, living standards, manufacturing, 110, 165, Mao Zedong, 162, 164 5, 167, 187 Middle-income trap, modern mindset, negotiation, politics, 154, 156, 158, 165 6, 173, 181, reform, religion, 179 Taiwan, trust, urbanization, China-Russiarelationship, coal China, 168 India, 126, 127, 130, 134 Russia, 74, 82 collectivism vs. individualism, Russia, communication Brazil, 7, 11, 12 India, 120 1, 136, 145 Russia, 105 7, 108 Communists China, 151, 162, 190 India, 190 Russia, 52, 53, 54, 76, 88, 93, 151 corruption, Russia, 81, 93, cultural dimensions, Brazil vs. BRIC comparison, 16 Cultural Revolution, China, 164 5, 175 culture Brazil, 15 25, 146, China, 146, 152 India, Russia, 103 5, 146 Damatta, Robert, 8 Decembrists, 46, Dolgoruky, Yuri, 40 Dutch disease syndrome, Russia, 71, 73 Dynastic China, economy Brazil, 11 14, 15 China, 165 6, , , 186 7, 190 India, Russia, 68 74, 96 7, 189 energy Brazil, 72 BRIC countries, 110, 150, 152 China, 168, 186 Russia, 82, 189 environment, China, exports, India, 131 food Brazil, 9 11 China, 156, 174 India, 123 4, 127, Russia, 50, 51, 54, 78 9, foreign direct investment (FDI) Brazil, 14, 15 India, 128, 129 Gagarin, Yuri, 54, 58, 85 gas China, 186 Russia, 70 71, 72, 74, 82 geography Brazil, 2 3, 9 China, India, Russia, Glasnost, 37, 54, 75 Golden Age, India, 116 Golden Horde, 40, 66 Gorbachev, Mikhail, 37, 54, 75 government Brazil, 14, 30 4

3 Index 195 government continued China, India, 122 3, 125, 128, 132 Russia, 55, 65, 70 1, 73, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Brazil, 11, 13 India, 127 8, 132 Russia, 69, 73 guanxi (relationships), China, 185 Hall, Edward, 105 hierarchy caste system in India, Russia, 93 95, 106 Hinduism, India, 115, history Brazil, 2 4 China, India, Russia, Hofstede, Geert, 15 Hofstede s dimensions, Brazilian culture, humiliation China, Russia, 76 8 ideology, 191 China, 173, Russia, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 98, 112 imperialism, China, 173, 175 imports, India, 120 India agricultural sector, BRIC country, 190 business structure, culture, economy, exports and imports, 130, 131 geography, history of, labor, language, legal system, life of Indians, literacy, living standards, 123 management style, manufacturing sector, natural resources, political system, population, in relation to BRC, religion, service sector, social life, society, urbanization, ways of living, work environment, 147 working style in BRC countries, India-Russiarelationship, Individualism versus Collectivism (IDV), 15, 16, 18 Indulgence versus Restraint (IND), 15 intellectual property, China, 163, 170, International Space Station, 77, 103 Islam Chechnya, 66 China, 179 India, 121 Russia, 86, 87 Ivan III, 40 1 Ivan IV, the Terrible, 42 3, 55 jeitinho, notion of, 1 2, 6, 23 jeitinho brasileins, 20, 22, 26, 34 Judaism, Russia, 86 Kadyrov, Ramzan, 66 Kaliningrad, 59, 65 Khabarovsky Krai (Khabarovsk), 66 Khrushchev, Nikita, 53 Kievan Rus, 37, 39, 40, 55 kolkhoz (farms), Russia, 42, 52, 88, 99 kommunalkas (communal apartments), Russia, 78, 83, 99

4 196 Index labor Brazil, 22 China, 164, 169 India, Russia, 44 5, 49 language China, 157 India, Russia, 38, 45 6, 56, 63, 65, 94 legal system, India, Lin Yutang, 174, literacy, India, living standards Brazil, 7 9, 17 18, 30 1 China, 158, 163, 165, , India, 123, Russia, 73, 75, 78 80, 83 4, 90 3 Long-term vs. Short-term Orientation (LTO), 15, 16, 20 management Brazil, 16 18, 20, 25 6 China, 171, India, 138, 147 9, 151 Russia, 38, 73, 80, 95, 97 8, 104, 108 manufacturing Brazil, 11 China, 110, 165, India, India interacting with BRC countries, Russia, 49, 50, 71 Mao Zedong, 162, 164 5, 167, 187 maps Brazil, 3 India, 118 Russia and neighbors, 60 Russian cities and rivers, 61 Russian subjects, 64 Western part of Russia, 41 Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS), 15, 16, 19 Mauryan Empire, India, Monomakh, Vladimir, 39 Mughal Dynasty, India, Napoleon, 46, 47 natural resources Brazil, 5 China, India, Russia, 55, 69 71, 103, negotiation Brazil, 27 8 China, Russia, 94 5 Nevsky, Alexander, 40, 42, 58 New Economic Policy (NEP), Russia, 52 Nicholas II, 37, 40, 51 nostalgia, Russia, 78 9 oil Brazil, 11 China, 186 India, 127, 134 Russia, 49, 54, 70 2, 74, 82 oligarchs, 37, 56, 58, 81 oligarchy, 112 Olympic Games, Brazil, 12 Opium Wars, China, Orthodox Church, 39 40, 45, 47, 86 8 PAC (Programa de Aceleraçáo de Crescimento), 28 9 particularistic Russia, Perestroika, 37, 54 5, 73, 75 Peter the Great, 37, 43 5 pharmaceuticals, global ranking, 33 pofiguism (fatalism), Russia, 74, 81 2 politics Brazil, 26, 31 4 China, 154, 156, 158, 165 6, 173, 181, 186, 187 India, Russia, 56 59

5 Index 197 population Brazil, 4, 10, 13, China, 167 India, , 140, 190 Russia, 37, 39, 42, 59, 62 3, 65 8 Portuguese settlers, Brazil, 4 5 Power Distance (PDI), 15, 16, 17 prejudice and pride, China, Primorsky Krai (Vladivostok), 66 Putin, Vladimir, 37, 54, 56, 66, 69, 85, 87, 88, 90, 95 quality, Russia, Radishchev, Alexander, 46 religion Brazil, 8 9 China, 179 India, 121 2, 124 Russia, 86 8 Revolution (1905), Russia, Romanov dynasty, 43 5 Russia BRIC country, circular way of thinking, communication, constant variables, 55 6 country of extremes, 74 economy, elitist education, 94 fundamentals, geography, haptics and proxemics, hierarchy, 93 5, 106 historical events, influence on Russian psyche, 67 locus of control, negotiation, 94 5 organizational structure, 108 particularistic, pofiguism (fatalism), 74, 81 2 politics, 56 9 relationship-oriented culture, relationships with BRIC countries, sila (strength), 37 8, status, 95 6 subjects, 63, 64, 65 supposed influences debunked, 67 8 time, 96 8 Russia-Brazilrelationship, 111 Russia-Chinarelationship, Russia-Indiarelationship, Russian history Alexander I (19th century), 46 8 Alexander II, 48 9 Alexander III, 48 9 beginning of Orthodox religion, 39 Catherine II (1762), 45 6 Decemberists (19th Century), 46 8 end of democracy (15th century), 40 2 Golden Horde (13th century), 40 Ivan IV, the Terrible (16th century), 42 3 Kievan Rus, 39 Napoleon (19th Century), 46 8 Perestroika, 54 5 Peter the Great (1613), 43 5 post-war Soviet Union, Revolution, Romanov dynasty (1613), 43 5 rule of Moscow (15th century), 40 2 Soviet Russia ( ), Stolypin s reforms, 50 World War I, 51 Russian mentality blending Soviet Union into Russia, 84 6 country of appearances, 74 6 feeling of humiliation, 76 8 lifestyle, 90 3 nostalgia, 78 9 notion of quality, pofiguism (fatalism), 74, 81 2

6 198 Index Russian mentality continued religion, 86 8 residences, 83 4 trust, 82 3 women in a man s world, self-determination, Brazil, 23 4 services industry Brazil, 11, 13 China, 166 7, 170 India, Russia, 70, 79 81, 84 sila (strength), Russia, 37 8, social life, India, 123 4, 137 South Africa, 13, 29, 191 Soviet Russia ( ), Soviet Union blending, into Russia, 84 6 creation, 51 2 post-war, 53 4 status Brazil, 23 China, 172, 188 India, Russia, 38, 95 6 Stolypin, Petr, 50 Taiwan, Taoism, 179 Tatarstan, 66 time, Russian, 96 8 Trompenaars, Fons, 104 trust Brazil, 25 China, 152, India, 18 19, 149 Russia, 82 3, 97 Uncertainty Avoidance (UA), 15, 16, 19 urbanization Brazil, 142 China, 152, India, 123, 127, 136, , 142 Russia, 152 values, Brazilian, 21 5 Vladivostok, 59, 66 War Communism, 51 2 Western idealism, 177 women Brazil, 4, 5 China, 172 India, 120, Russia, 45, work Brazil, 17 19, 22, 152 China, India, 134 7, 141, 147 Russia, 88, 90, opinions on styles in BRIC countries, World Cup, Brazil, 11 12, 13, 33 Yeltsin, Boris, 54, 65, 69 Yemanja celebration, Brazil, 8 9

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