Why Don't Russians Smile?

Foreigners regularly say that Russians are astonishingly unsmiling people. This fact is widely mentioned in the blogs, tour-guides, discussed in personal conversations and shared with friends and acquintances. Indeed, we Russians smile more rarely than other nationalities, but, as explained below, we have our own reasons for this.
Famous scientist, professor Iosif Sternin, names one of the specific parts of the Russian national character - everyday unsmiliness and explains it with several reasons. AdMe.ru quotes extracts from the article of the professor, which bring a light to some of the peculiarities of the mysterious Russian soul.
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