History of Russia

[kokjo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8

[Honeypot]

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.

[bryant.coleman]

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.

[hawkeye]

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.

[bryant.coleman]

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).

[nasamanBoy]

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.....

[bryant.coleman]

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.

[stompix]

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.

[plateex]

if you are interested in Russian history, try this podcast http://russianrulers.podhoster.com/

[Coldchurch]

pretty scary state. Just picking up those olympic medals and get the f**k out.

[plateex]

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...

[stompix]

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.

[bryant.coleman]

Watch this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvTQWXdz_P4

[stompix]

Watch this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvTQWXdz_P4

Yeah ,a  stadium designed by russian us&uk architects and constructed by a russian german company.
Watch this instead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRCNx1pac1o

[plateex]

Watch this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvTQWXdz_P4

Yeah ,a  stadium designed by russian us&uk architects and constructed by a russian german company.
Watch this instead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRCNx1pac1o

Oh, I loved that stories as a child 

[serejandmyself]

why is it scary living in russia?

[bryant.coleman]

why is it scary living in russia?

It is not scary for normal people.

[yntro]

Oh mother Russia ... You lost your greatness... now the world just laugh at you.. :/ DONT BOMB THE WORLD PLEASE.

[serejandmyself]

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

[stompix]

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

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.