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Why Leonid Brezhnev used to kiss other men on the lips?

Question by : Brezhnev always used to kiss other men on the lips. Was this a personal thing or a fashion at the time?

I never saw Putin kiss other men.
@ K2010: Your link is very good … and funny: “There was an unsuccessful attempt to kiss Margaret Thatcher.” LOL

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Answer by monkeyone76
It’s cultural:

In the Russian tradition, kissing when meeting a person has always been способом отметить собеседника (a way to distinguish the interlocutor), to indicate his importance or social status and prestige, and to show him respect. In the Slavic culture, the long lasting tradition of two men exchanging a kiss on the lips when they met was a sign of respect and friendly intentions.

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Comments ( 3 )

  1. ☭Comrade Good Looking☭ says

    It’s a cultural thing.

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  2. ? says

    Russian military is known for this sort of behavior

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  3. K2010 says

    Perhaps this link will provide good answer
    I used translator for easy reading
    http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://cyclowiki.org/wiki/%25D0%259F%25D0%25BE%25D1%2586%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D1%2583%25D0%25B9_%25D0%2591%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B6%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0&ei=Pcc5TvW-FcjEgQeNpMjPBg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BE%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BC%25D1%2583%2B%25D0%25B1%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B6%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B2%2B%25D1%2586%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%2B%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%2B%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%2B%25D0%25B2%2B%25D0%25B3%25D1%2583%25D0%25B1%25D1%258B%253F%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4SKPB_enUS378US378%26prmd%3Divns

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