In another study we explored the unique Russian soul as it is usually presented in the relevant fictional and scholarly literature (Study VII). When mean personality trait levels of more than 7,000 ethnic Russians were compared to the mean personality trait levels of nearly 12,000 people from 50 cultures, Russians appeared to be quite similar to the people from other cultures. Thus, empirical findings do not support the idea of uniqueness of Russians’ personality traits. Moreover, the modest differences from international average trait levels did not correspond to the literary views of the distinctive Russian soul.