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Russia, Do you know what is it???

Maruse4ka

Russian Federation

It is for my research work! What do foreign people know about Russia. Please, answer these questions,

What is your attitude to Russia? do you like it?

was you ever in our country and how many times& 
why did you decided to go to this particular country? 
what do people say about Russia in your country? 
what associations do you have with Russia?

What myths have you heard about Russia?

Thanks a lot!

04:01 AM Dec 04 2009 |

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Oleg1980

Russian Federation

Spam is a bad thing. Shame on you.

08:48 AM Dec 07 2009 |

Oleg1980

Russian Federation

I mean sslobodani
uc.

 

08:50 AM Dec 07 2009 |

Eleniya

Eleniya

Russian Federation

sslobodani
uc.

May be you don't know, that elections are usually  predetermined before… There  the  Supreme power always knows who is a winner in elections, which result is almost not depends on people… it just seems that only people choose their governments, but it is not so… I worked twice in elective campaigns and I know well what happens there, so I and my friends never vote!

09:39 AM Dec 07 2009 |

umarkj

umarkj

Saudi Arabia

When I hear Russia, I remember one thing: Mafia Sealed

11:40 AM Dec 09 2009 |

SantiagoC

SantiagoC

Uruguay

In the north of my country, Uruguay, there is a town where all people who live there are descendent of Russian inmigrants. It is called 'San Javier' and it is in the Rio Negro Department

12:00 AM Dec 10 2009 |

Ferike333

Ferike333

Hungary

The Russian for girl is девочка (dévochka) :)

08:02 PM Dec 15 2009 |

star mosy

star mosy

China

haha.I like russian boys,they are hansomeTongue out

10:41 AM Dec 20 2009 |

umarkj

umarkj

Saudi Arabia

Russia is by far the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation in the world with 142 million people[1]. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 11 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources,[9] and is considered an energy superpower.[10] [11] [12] It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's unfrozen fresh water.[13]

The nation's history began with that of the East Slavs, who emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD.[14] Founded and ruled by a noble Viking warrior class and their descendants, the first East Slavic state, Kievan Rus', arose in the 9th century and adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire in 988 ,[15] beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium.[15] Kievan Rus' ultimately disintegrated and the lands were divided into many small feudal states.

The most powerful successor state to Kievan Rus' was Moscow, which served as the main force in the Russian reunification process and independence struggle against the Golden Horde. Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities and came to dominate the cultural and political legacy of Kievan Rus'. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland in Europe to Alaska in North America.

Russia established worldwide power and influence from the times of the Russian Empire to being the largest and leading constituent of the Soviet Union, the world's first and largest constitutionally socialist state and a recognized superpower[16], that played a decisive role[18][19] in the allied victory in World War II. The Russian Federation was founded following the continuing legal personality of the Soviet state.[20] Russia has the world's eighth largest economy by nominal GDP or the sixth largest by purchasing power parity, with the eighth largest nominal military budget or third largest by PPP. It is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the world's largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.[21]

Russia is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Community, and is the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Russian nation has a long tradition of excellence in every aspect of the arts and sciences,[14] as well as a strong tradition in technology, including such significant achievements as the first human spaceflight.

 

if you want more details, you can visit Wikipedia on this link 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia



 

11:08 AM Dec 20 2009 |

Timmon

Timmon

Kazakhstan

I speak russian only, though i've never been there. and my family speak russian, my friends… Russia is an unusual country with its own traditions. Some of them came to our country.

 

02:58 PM Dec 20 2009 |