THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN AND CHINESE CULTURES
Growth of social and economic relations of Russia and Chinese People's Republic has led to increase in contacts at the state and household levels of both countries. The given situation has created necessity of increase of intercultural literacy which is reached by studying cultures. The article is devoted to consideration of cross — cultural relations of Russian and Chinese through a prism of similarities and distinctions of traditions, norms and customs of two peoples. The special attention is given the analysis of national character Russian and the Chinese, having a historical substantiation.