You wouldn't bring a knife to a tank battle, right? Well, walking into Russian negotiations without understanding their cultural playbook is just as risky. Forget slick sales tactics – here, cultural fluency isn't just polite, it's the bedrock of billion-dollar deals. Get it wrong, and doors slam shut. Get it right, and you unlock a market brimming with opportunities often overshadowed (and underpriced) compared to saturated "developed" economies.