My Father

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This paper first examines the differences in the perceptions of the role of the father in a family, between American and Russia cultures. The paper then discusses how may of the writer's father's values, beliefs and upbringing shaped his behavior and affect the way he behaves towards his children and family.

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"This is not to say my father was cold. Many Americans think of Russia only as a country of ice and snow, of Stalin or Putin or Tchaikovsky or Tolstoy, or Communism and the Cold War. Americans see Russians as old women with babushkas waiting in outdoor markets, or men with fur hats. My father does not fit that assumption. But then, his family followed him trying to come to America for a better life, a freer one. But, while children like me can assimilate easily, my father had great difficulties. And this problem causes us to be apart emotionally. There is a certain wall between us now because I am "American" and he is Russian in America."

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