Our purpose is to compare the culture, values and ethics between the United States and, post-communist/modern Russian. The study made use of numerous models, namely Hofstede's Dimensions, GLOBE, Forsythe's Ethical Position Questionnaire, Inglehart's World Value Survey and the Rokeach Value Survey, in order to develop a better understanding of culture, ethics and values, as well as multiple peer reviewed and popular articles and journals. While the culture, values and ethics of the U.S. have been well structured for decades; Russian identity has been an ever-changing scenario. This has especially been true since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. We found the Russian culture is not well represented in research, and continues to be in transition, along with it’s changing economy. Our conclusions are useful in business research, and observing organizational culture between the two nations. This research paper compares the two nations, using historical information, current data and numerous models. Originality can be found in the synthesis of data from multiple sources.