Russia's eastern neighbors are China, Mongolia, North Korea and Japan. The culture of these countries has common features, for example, veneration of family traditions, respect for the older generation.
China
China is the largest eastern Russia. The population of a billion people. In a short period of time, China has experienced a powerful impetus to economic development and now ranks second in terms of GDP. More recently, this country was considered backward, but over the course of a decade it has become a world power.
The influence on the Chinese culture was exerted by the religions existing in the country: Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Also in China there are professors of Christianity and Islam.
China is the only communist country in the world. Moreover, the Chinese have achieved a combination of capitalism with communism, which led to prosperity.
Mongolia
Mongolia has a length of borders with Russia of almost 3.5 thousand kilometers. This country is in many ways surprising and unusual. In one part of the state you can contemplate mountains, hilly plains, and in the other - sandy deserts. Climate, vegetation and peace were formed under the influence of taiga forests and deserts.
For the most part, the Mongols are Buddhists. However, shamanism remained in some parts of the country. The number of people professing Islam is due to the presence of a large number of Kazakhs who immigrated to Mongolia. There are about 50 thousand Christians in the country.
The basis of the Mongolian culture is nomadism. Many families still lead such a lifestyle. Special seasonal schools have been created for them to receive education without breaking away from their families. China influenced the culture, since Mongolia was part of the Qing Empire from 1636 to 1911.
North Korea
North Korea is Russia's smallest eastern neighbor. The area of the country is slightly more than 120 million square kilometers. Until graduation, it was part of Japan.
North Korea is a closed state. It also poses a nuclear threat, along with Iran. However, the quality of nuclear weapons is much inferior to the United States and Russia. During the Soviet era, Korea had the support of Russia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, relations between the countries cooled. The country has very tense and distrustful ties with Japan, South Korea and the USA.
North Koreans do not have access to foreign sites. Citizens are prohibited from buying foreign goods. Entry and exit from the country are also problematic.
Atheism is promoted in the country due to the established state system. The country's culture resembles the culture of the USSR, that is, in the same socialist spirit.
