Анализируя национальное своеобразие отношения россиян к труду и предпринимательству, как западные, так и отечественные исследователи в качестве наиболее выпуклых черт чаще других указывают на недостаток предприимчивости, неразвитость установки на трудовую активность как источник личного благополучия и процветания.
Russian people today are searching for some kind of a «national idea». According to the author, the idea is clear. It is necessary to do one's best to make people perceive that such qualities as intelligence, educatedness, professionalism and respectability are good in all the senses of the words, including the material aspects of it. Western and Russian analysts who have analyzed the Russians' attitude towards the labor and business activity, say that among the most conspicuous features are the lack of the business orientation and the lack of a feeling that labor is a source of wellness and prosperity.
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