Topic: History of Russia (Read 1573 times)
The history of Russia begins with that of the Eastern Slavs. It's rare to see Russia's complex early history depicted in such a straightforward manner. This did leave out the Franks and vikings, though...
The only thing you need to know about: Russia is not country. It is state of mind.
i didnt see an agreemnet... and where do u take that number from? 50% - lets use real statistics. thats taking 50% of people i know that live in russia - we talking thousands - i can honestly name no one i know living under the poverty line (apart from the bums in the street - obviously there are no bums in the west "insert giggles here"), whereas i can name one but a few in the west i know living below that line.... you sir havent used 1 fact so far. the only place i havent seen a person live under the poverty line is new zealand. that does not make it the greatest country to live in.
ok you starting to make sence now! you visit egypt for holiday - that explains a lot about a person. what on earth have egypt and russia have in common, apart from soviet 80's weapons? (please dont mix russia ans soviet union into one - russia is a county that stopped existing from 1917 to 1991)
I was referring to his answer.
He visited some eastern countries and he decided that those are the best place to live.
You can't decide this by visiting , stay there for a few months , work there , try ti run a business and then decided if it's that good to live there.
i am here, i work here, i have a business here, i think its good to live here. i lived in the uk, i worked there, i had a business there. i still think its better here. i did all that in israel - i think its better here (in russia). Please give me a proper (fact based) opinion on why russia is a bad country to live in? I can make your life simplier by listing the bad things over here myslef - that is - transprot network is in a weak state, the roads are in a bad condition, the health service is too corupted and free health service is on a low level, the food industry is bad - expensive (good) food is out of reach of hands of people below "middle class". Now number 1 - get a car. Number 2 - either live in a large city or buy a car 4*4 (ok i can agree that this is a bad thing, but certainly there are other terrible sins (sarcasm here) in the world), it doesnt effect everyone in any case. Number 3 - ok thats the worse but hey is health care good in the UK (please dont answer yes, i know more than one close person that have died casue of terrible health service there)? Is it good in Israel? Yes its much better, i agree. Also in Germany. And other countries. We can learn form the west in health care, but there are some good doctors here. Just the health care system is still spoiled by the soviet times. Its fixable with time. And numebr 4 - well its a bad thing BUT just start reading the back pack of what you people buy, read and understand it, its people own fault for buying shitty food. there are plenty of middle priced good food over here. Or just go all green and buy only farmed food....
Well , thank you for agreeing with me.
As for you solution , do they work for the 50% of people living at poverty limit?
ok you starting to make sence now! you visit egypt for holiday - that explains a lot about a person. what on earth have egypt and russia have in common, apart from soviet 80's weapons? (please dont mix russia ans soviet union into one - russia is a county that stopped existing from 1917 to 1991)
I was referring to his answer.
He visited some eastern countries and he decided that those are the best place to live.
You can't decide this by visiting , stay there for a few months , work there , try ti run a business and then decided if it's that good to live there.
i am here, i work here, i have a business here, i think its good to live here. i lived in the uk, i worked there, i had a business there. i still think its better here. i did all that in israel - i think its better here (in russia). Please give me a proper (fact based) opinion on why russia is a bad country to live in? I can make your life simplier by listing the bad things over here myslef - that is - transprot network is in a weak state, the roads are in a bad condition, the health service is too corupted and free health service is on a low level, the food industry is bad - expensive (good) food is out of reach of hands of people below "middle class". Now number 1 - get a car. Number 2 - either live in a large city or buy a car 4*4 (ok i can agree that this is a bad thing, but certainly there are other terrible sins (sarcasm here) in the world), it doesnt effect everyone in any case. Number 3 - ok thats the worse but hey is health care good in the UK (please dont answer yes, i know more than one close person that have died casue of terrible health service there)? Is it good in Israel? Yes its much better, i agree. Also in Germany. And other countries. We can learn form the west in health care, but there are some good doctors here. Just the health care system is still spoiled by the soviet times. Its fixable with time. And numebr 4 - well its a bad thing BUT just start reading the back pack of what you people buy, read and understand it, its people own fault for buying shitty food. there are plenty of middle priced good food over here. Or just go all green and buy only farmed food....
ok you starting to make sence now! you visit egypt for holiday - that explains a lot about a person. what on earth have egypt and russia have in common, apart from soviet 80's weapons? (please dont mix russia ans soviet union into one - russia is a county that stopped existing from 1917 to 1991)
I was referring to his answer.
He visited some eastern countries and he decided that those are the best place to live.
You can't decide this by visiting , stay there for a few months , work there , try ti run a business and then decided if it's that good to live there.
ok you starting to make sence now! you visit egypt for holiday - that explains a lot about a person. what on earth have egypt and russia have in common, apart from soviet 80's weapons? (please dont mix russia ans soviet union into one - russia is a county that stopped existing from 1917 to 1991)
Probably you lived in the wrong area in western Europe. Since I've been living in eastern Europe my whole life , even before '90 i can safely say than the only place in a western country that is worse than the whole eastern block is a landfill.
I have visited at least half a dozen Western nations, and three Eastern European nations including Russia. I found Eastern Europe a better place for families to live.
Visiting and living there , those are two different things. I've enjoyed my trip to Egypt , but living there for let's say two months? Hell no
well if the uk/germany/spain/israel/new zealand are the wrong places im sorry - they are great. but calling a country a landfill thats just stupid! i dont know where you live but u obviously talking utter rubbish pal. Russia is an amazing county with great opportunities, sure it has problems, but where doesnt? I only live here for a third year but i love the place, its great. i spend my childhood in eastern block - cant remember much, so cant judge. But im here now and i love it.
Probably you lived in the wrong area in western Europe. Since I've been living in eastern Europe my whole life , even before '90 i can safely say than the only place in a western country that is worse than the whole eastern block is a landfill.
I have visited at least half a dozen Western nations, and three Eastern European nations including Russia. I found Eastern Europe a better place for families to live.
people, please stop talking out of your arses 
cant find any other words to describe the bull talk going on in htis thread....
i spent 17 years of my life living in western europe, middle east, south east aisa, new zealand.... no place better then eastern europe
cant find any other words to describe the bull talk going on in htis thread....i spent 17 years of my life living in western europe, middle east, south east aisa, new zealand.... no place better then eastern europe
Probably you lived in the wrong area in western Europe. Since I've been living in eastern Europe my whole life , even before '90 i can safely say than the only place in a western country that is worse than the whole eastern block is a landfill.
people, please stop talking out of your arses cant find any other words to describe the bull talk going on in htis thread....
i spent 17 years of my life living in western europe, middle east, south east aisa, new zealand.... no place better then eastern europe
cant find any other words to describe the bull talk going on in htis thread....i spent 17 years of my life living in western europe, middle east, south east aisa, new zealand.... no place better then eastern europe
Oh mother Russia 
... You lost your greatness... now the world just laugh at you.. :/ DONT BOMB THE WORLD PLEASE.
... You lost your greatness... now the world just laugh at you.. :/ DONT BOMB THE WORLD PLEASE. why is it scary living in russia?
It is not scary for normal people.
why is it scary living in russia?
Yeah ,a stadium designed by
Watch this instead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRCNx1pac1o
Oh, I loved that stories as a child
Yeah ,a stadium designed by
Watch this instead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRCNx1pac1o
pretty scary state. Just picking up those olympic medals and get the f**k out.
People tend to be scared by things they do not know very well (and thus do not understand)... But once you've learned more about their culture, history, what they think about thesmselves and about others, you would, perhaps, speak differently...
I happen to live under the Russian regime for a few good years , and I couldn't have been more scared of what's capable of doing by not knowing of it.
Scratch "live" , surviving is better.
pretty scary state. Just picking up those olympic medals and get the f**k out.
People tend to be scared by things they do not know very well (and thus do not understand)... But once you've learned more about their culture, history, what they think about thesmselves and about others, you would, perhaps, speak differently...
pretty scary state. Just picking up those olympic medals and get the f**k out.
if you are interested in Russian history, try this podcast http://russianrulers.podhoster.com/
It doesn't matter how many people they would have had, the communist system would have collapsed regardless. You only need to look at China with it's more than a billion people and it is not more powerful than the US to know that population, while important, is not the determining factor.
Communism is a failed ideology. But Russia would have flourished even under a communist regime, as it had a strong base (literate people, productive population, vast amounts of natural resources.etc).
Those two don't work together.
Considering the Russian supposedly began in Muscovy, they've made it an awfully long way to Kamchatka.....
They even expanded beyond Kamchatka.... Alaska was under Russian rule until 1867... and there were Russian colonies in California.
Well Russia has always been sitting in both camps so to speak, as far as Europe/Asia is concerned, so I think it should be alright.
As for Russian expansion into the Far East I'm certainly willing to explore that. I wonder if it has any parallels to the westward expansion of the United States.
Considering the Russian supposedly began in Muscovy, they've made it an awfully long way to Kamchatka.....
As for Russian expansion into the Far East I'm certainly willing to explore that. I wonder if it has any parallels to the westward expansion of the United States.
Considering the Russian supposedly began in Muscovy, they've made it an awfully long way to Kamchatka.....
It doesn't matter how many people they would have had, the communist system would have collapsed regardless. You only need to look at China with it's more than a billion people and it is not more powerful than the US to know that population, while important, is not the determining factor.
Communism is a failed ideology. But Russia would have flourished even under a communist regime, as it had a strong base (literate people, productive population, vast amounts of natural resources.etc).
Hitler and Stalin killed too many Russian people. Else a combined Russian - Ukrainian - Belorussian - Moldvin state would have had a population of 600 million today, and would have had twice as much power as the US is currently having.
It doesn't matter how many people they would have had, the communist system would have collapsed regardless. You only need to look at China with it's more than a billion people and it is not more powerful than the US to know that population, while important, is not the determining factor.
Hitler and Stalin killed too many Russian people. Else a combined Russian - Ukrainian - Belorussian - Moldvin state would have had a population of 600 million today, and would have had twice as much power as the US is currently having.
Russian people need a break. I always wondered why russia should feel so antagonistic towards the west, given that the main threat to their peoples always came from the east and south. Western 'aggression' is more of a recent phenomenan, but I highly doubt even the more ardent anti-russian politicians are thinking we have some 'imperialist' design to have our boys go goose stepping through red square.
Besides, I highly doubt anyone would look at russians and think, "There's a middle easterner/asian/african,etc". Face it, russians have more in common with the western civilization than they like to admit. It is entirely logical that Russia should count the west as an ally, considering the amount of threat other people along their borders pose - both culturally and ethnically.
Besides, I highly doubt anyone would look at russians and think, "There's a middle easterner/asian/african,etc". Face it, russians have more in common with the western civilization than they like to admit. It is entirely logical that Russia should count the west as an ally, considering the amount of threat other people along their borders pose - both culturally and ethnically.
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