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When it comes to titles there is something called "Imya Otchestvo" which is basically that one's middle name is a variation of their father's first (given) name. For men, the ending would be –ovich for a man or -yevna for a woman. (Sergeiyevich if his father's name was Sergei, or maybe Alexyeivna if her father's name was Alexei.)
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The Otchiestva is used in place of Mr. or Mrs. in all respectful social interactions-even if people have known each othger for years, they will call each other by their first name and Otchistva. If you were to meet the president, you would not call him Mr. Lukashenko, but rather you would great him by saying, exactly, Zdrastvuitye Alexander Gregorivich.
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There is no specific protocol surrounding the giving and receiving of business cards.
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