,forexample,isagoodwaytofindyourselfintrouble.Russianslovetheircountryaboveitsgovernmentanddonotidentifytheirnationwiththeformofgovernmentinpower.eenth-centuryRussianliteratureisfullofthesortsoffoodmostlivingRussianshaveonlydreamedofgroaningzakuskatables;bliniwithbutter,sourcream,andcaviar;meatandfishdishesingeniouslycontrivedtosatisfytheRussiantastefortrompel'oeil;artful,Frenchifieddesserts.FoodRussianfoodwasneverstrongonvegetables,exceptmushrooms-andmushroomsarenotmerelyafoodbutapassion.ClothesRussianclothingfeatures:LeatherisafetishinRussia.Linedwithfur,esynonymouswithRussianclothing.Ingeneral,traditionalRussianmenliketoflauntleatheralot.Infact,tilltoday,nomatterwhatthetimeoftheyearis,aleatherjacketisacoolthingtohave!Russianwomenweardressesorlongskirtsandblousesandlovetoflaunthighheels.