The issue of the Russian orphan problem. As I mentioned previously, I added my own thoughts to the orphan situation in Russia. Russia's national pride has been hurt since the collapse of the Soviet Union. As the leaders bore the leadership and finger pointing of the problems of the Soviet Union, now some folks are thinking back to the good old days. The cultural dimension of uncertainty avoidance fro Hofstede's study simply states that what is unknown is bad. With the upheaval of the economic downturn after Soviet times, the people went into a period of uncertainty. They did not know how to handle the changes. Unfortunately many turned to alcohol and drugs; others were desperate and could not figure out how to take of the children. Finally, the shift away from a cradle-to-grave system of the Soviet Union intensified the economic downturn as people lost benefits and jobs. The breakdown in society contributed to the large influx of orphans and also the homeless
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