Should I embrace Russian culture or stay as Volhynian?

[Armed Cumin]

As title, I don't really understand the advantages and disadvantages of embracing Russian culture. I read some threads about this and it just said that to eliminate the foreign culture penalty in relation with my vassals. But isn't that make me a foreigner in the eyes of other Volhynians? (I dont think this game is kind enough to turn every Vohynian souls into Vodka drinkers because I want to).

Edit: I'm 2 counties away from creating the Rus Empire, and also want to create the Slav Union (my first run for this). So what I'm afraid is by embracing Russian I will have to deal with tons of revolts and independence factions all over the Rus Empire which is a pain I already suffered when reformed my religious and replacing infidel vassals.

[al_x_ator2411]

According to the wiki:

Ilmenian, Severian, Volhynian merge into Russian when ruler is either:

not an unreformed pagan OR
not of East Slavic or Finno-Ugric culture OR
already Russian

[DonJuanDoja]

Revolts are for religion not culture at least in my experience and the negative opinion modifiers within the same culture groups are so small it's not even something I consider.

If you have problems with that I'd say you're probably doing something else wrong.

There's an Achievement I believe for forming the Russian empire as a Russian... so I'd say go Russian.

I think they have the same culture buildings right so besides that it's just what you prefer...

[Armed Cumin]

Originally posted by al_x_ator2411:

According to the wiki:

Ilmenian, Severian, Volhynian merge into Russian when ruler is either:

not an unreformed pagan OR
not of East Slavic or Finno-Ugric culture OR
already Russian

I think youre missing my point or my English sucks. Anyway, what I was asking is whether or not should I change into a Russian, not how to do it.

[Merkatz]

Just do which ever you prefer. One doesn't have any bonuses over the other, to my knowledge. That said, they will culture flip to Russian if the requirements are met.

This means that even if you do decide to stay Volhynian, your counties are going to be flipping to Russian and you'd be spending a lot of time as Steward characters to flip them back to Volhynian.

Unlike Lombard->Italian, there is no achievement for resisting the culture change.

[bri]

You probably should since all of your vassals will quickly do so as well (assuming they are in the proper culture group) which will get rid of any lingering foreigner penalties in that part of the realm. Of course if you haven't expanded into Rus lands via subjugation or similar CBs and every lord of the realm is of your culture it doesn't really matter...