The paper investigates the implementation of two new norms in post-Soviet labor law: the right to strike and the prohibition of discrimination. The paper consists of three parts: the first presents general reflections about Russian legal culture as it is the key to understanding the background of labor law developments; the second is dedicated to an analysis of the right to strike in Russia as a prerequisite of the right to collective bargaining and as an indicator of the efficiency of the social dialogue system; and the final section explores the implementation of the prohibition of discrimination in Russia.