Soviet handshake

In post-Soviet countries boys are drilled from a young age in the fine art of hand shaking. I present here the results of my in-depth study of this cultural phenomenon, which was subject to peer review, and would like to take this opportunity to thank the many, many, many, inordinately many natives who have shaken my hand, come rain or shine, regardless of whether we even know each other, and regardless of whether it will mean taking an hour to travel 100 metres down the street shaking everyone's hand. 

If you have dirty hands, wet hands, or an insufficient number of hands, you will be excused from the handshake.