what things does Russian really have?

[Agestorzrxx]

Except oil and weapon, what things does Russian really have?
We all see that Russian is really weak in recently oil price crash.
The exchange rate of ruble and the inflation in Russian as follow the  oil price crash imply that Russian is just a third - rate country who depends on selling cheap resources.
After the Soviet Union collapsed, the Economic of Russian growth just benefit from the oil price risen.

[saddampbuh]

beautiful girls

[carlosiness]

Cheap resources due to large land, which gives a lot of money for war machines. This country could be nr1, but we see what we have..
Russia has good old literature and beautiful chicks

[noobtrader]

u all miss one important thing that you always seem to forget

VODKA 

[Agestorzrxx]

Come on, guys.
You know what I mean.
As you can find lots of things which made in China.
And use lots of things made by USA or service by USA as google.
And Japan's camera……。
I only just want to say, Russian is far from a dominant country。
It's just a Third rate country.
And that why I despise Putin.
 

[carlosiness]

Come on, guys.
You know what I mean.
As you can find lots of things which made in China.
And use lots of things made by USA or service by USA as google.
And Japan's camera……。
I only just want to say, Russian is far from a dominant country。
It's just a Third rate country.
And that why I despise Putin.
  

fully agree, but also russian are good at cosmic odyssey, or used to be in cold war... machines were stolen from europe, like fiat == vaz, and so on..

[MS.drawing]

few things russian have : good weapons (S200, S300 and S400 are impressive)
                                   autonomy
                                   great partners (china, iran, india, south africa, brazil argentina)
                                   faith (?)
                                   the largest country  and a growing population (interesting demographic until 1990)
                                   one of the best actual president  (?)

[Balthazar]

For thinking individuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un5rsKFo7Xo

For trolls: http://natribu.org/en/

[Nemo1024]

People should investigate, where the roots of some of the technology that they use come from. A lot of Russian innovation in technology, medicine found its way to the West, but as USSR didn't allow individual inventors to take patents,  these inventions were "adopted" by Western scientists and with minor modifications promoted as their own.

Russia after USSR's collapse was in a wholesale destruction mode by the Western transnats and local criminal barons, oligarchs, like Khodorkovskij, so innovation was understandably crippled. Come back and ask this question in 5 year's time, once Russia is back on track - it's already going in leaps and bounds, if you care to read Russian papers (Western journals don't re-print/translate).

Russian aviation (this year Russian Far Aviation celebrates 100 year anniversary) was leading. In USSR there were 4 competing construction bureau, with many brilliant airplanes. This was largely destroyed during Yeltsin/USA reign, and the innovation in the aviation industry is basically being rebuilt from scratch now.

PS: What things does USA have? I almost never see "Made in USA" on any of the products.
PSS: About currency. Did you see how Norwegian krone developed recently? Hint: the same way as rouble, yet the country is for some reason rated as AAA.

[BADecker]

They have their land, right down to the center of the earth. The real question is, Which of them are going to benefit from what they have?

[blablahblah]

good weapons

and bad people?

People should investigate, where the roots of some of the technology that they use come from. A lot of Russian innovation in technology, medicine found its way to the West, but as USSR didn't allow individual inventors to take patents,  these inventions were "adopted" by Western scientists and with minor modifications promoted as their own.

I'm sure the USSR would approve. Share and share alike.

After WW2, the USSR somehow had ICBMs at a time when the "more advanced" US was forced to rely on planes with nukes constantly circling around the USSR. How was that possible? Easy, the USSR "shared" the German technology from them.

[Nemo1024]

May be of interest (in the light of the general information blockade of Russia): http://innovation.gov.ru/

Heard of LHC of CERN? Some parts were built in Russia.
Heard of American Atlas V rocket? Its engines are Russian RD-180.
Heard of Rosatom? Building new nuclear powerplants, that are more secure than ever.
Already mentioned aviation industry in a post above.
There is also car industry and car exports from Russia.
Like energy efficient LED lighting? Check out Russian Optogan http://www.optogan.com/ that delivers lighting products all over the world.
Measuring of radiation in the environment and nitrates in food? Sure. http://soeks.ru/  http://www.soeks.co.uk/
Revelop in C# or Ruby? http://www.jetbrains.com/

[Agestorzrxx]

                                  great partners (china, iran, india, south africa, brazil argentina)
                              

You call these country are great partners?
All these country you list none of them are first rate counrty.

[Nemo1024]

The OP started with natural resources, so let me expand on that.

True, Russia has a lot of oil and gas and exports of it is a lion's share of foreign currency income. An interesting aside: Russian budget for 2015 takes oil price of $80 as a reference. The government said, though, that for 2016 the state budget will take oil price of $40 as a reference, and will rely on other things to continue keeping Russian economy at a growing trend.

But there are more resources in Russia. Palladium is only prospected for there, and the current world price is kept low (a hint for those who invest in precious metals). Russian gold reserve is replenished not only from buying, but also from active prospecting. The biggest finds, are, by the way, not melted, but are kept on display (see the documentary below).

Russian gold reserve is kept in what is known as "The Diamond Fund", indicating, an even more important resource. By the way, the following documentary about it is a must-watch: it has an interesting narrative, but even if you don't understand Russian, skim through it - it has footage from many vaults and place, previously closed to the cameras.

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

But the main, and most important thing that Russia has, are its people - friendly, open-hearted, ready to help, often naïve, but with the perseverence that has Russia going despite everything that history had thrown at it.

[criptix]

Didnt see anyone mention it yet:

Siberia and not just because it is the perfect location for gulags

[HeroCat]

Russia have oil, gas and vodka. Most important export products are oil and gas of course. 

[MS.drawing]

                                  great partners (china, iran, india, south africa, brazil argentina)
                              

You call these country are great partners?
All these country you list none of them are first rate counrty.

For the futur is better to be in a first rate growing its better for business ^^

[panju1]

Russia has muscle and is not afraid to flex it.

[Agestorzrxx]

Russia has muscle and is not afraid to flex it.

The muscle can't help the fall of the Ruble and the economy of Russian.

[saddampbuh]

I wonder, are Russian women permitted to have opinions?

Because this forum is constantly flooded with male propagandists such as 247CryptIdiot and ZeroBrain1024, yet if Russia is so... "advanced" and "civilised" then where are all their enlightened liberal* women?

*For the US people, lower-case "liberal" does not mean what you think it means.

yes they have opinions i have one on skype and it supports that navalny idiot which i'm not pleased about but its too friendly and beautiful to delete