What is an interesting fact about Russia?

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Vladimir ILL

Russia won WW II - much greediness and ignorance of western countries, in their gratitude

Carrie Mango

They've got bitching hockey players, almost better than the Canadians

WTF

maybe the fact that its the coolest country on the planet!!!

girls are hot!!!!

guys are brothers!!!!!

people are nice!!!!!

honest!!!!

and the economy is booming!!!!!

Hydromancer

Russia sold Alaska to the USA!!

Edward

that is a good question:
100% import export
most beautiful girls of the planet earth!!!!!!!
for sure!!!!!!

Misanthropist

There are more than 100 languages spoken in the Russian Federation, many of which are "endangered" with only 20-30 speakers.

reup_gang

Vladimir Putin, now the Prime Minister of Russia, is a former KGB Agent.

Little Witchy Girl

Velikiy Novgorod is the place to visit. The city will turn 1150 years old in 2009!

Aurora

All the great history of Russia before the communism. Great culture, authors, musicians, painters. All the history since Peter the Great, Kathrine the Great and so on, the whole history of Russia before the communism is quite interesting. CanÂ´t really tell it in a few words, you have to read it yourself. The communism destroyed everything! (IÂ´m not Russian), I suggest a visit, for instance, to St. Petersburg, itÂ´s just something you will not forget.

Why not pay a visit there, if you have a chance!

Cossak

Its the main world country...

Realname: Robert Siikiniemi

Within ten years the Russians will have a higher standard of living than the people in USA.

Boris in da hizzle

largest land area in world,
its 1/5 of all the land on earth
was part of USSR

karreza

it was founded by a group of viking's named the rus. they were traders sailing down the don river to the black sea on their way to Constantinople. many were also known as varanigans in the service of the eastern roman emperor

Titova Pionirka still <3 sum1

A Slavic country, awesome language, veeeery nice anthem, vladimir putin . tatu, like omfg the biggest country in this world of course, the monuments and etc
ya ochen lublu rossiyu!

*KGB*

its the best country in the world... do i need to say anything more??

maryanna

well for one, the tourist sights are the best.
the people there are NOT all alchoholics
its the biggest country on earth.
its da best language/ country
ny vobshe muy samuye lytchie!!!

arsanlupin

"Interesting facts" about Russia would fill an encyclopedia. In many ways it's a wonderful place. In many ways it's a terrible place. It's home to incredible beauty - and sickening ugliness.

The culture is rich and deep - and so totally different from the West that we're incomprehensible to each other. The Russian people have much to be proud of in their history and culture. They are also the most insecure and paranoid people on earth. Maybe it's because their territory has been invaded and occupied so many times over the last thousand years. Maybe because they've had the most brutal despots in history.

One man - born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili - is credited for having directly caused the deaths of more people than anyone ever born. His collectivizations and purges killed over 30 million of his own countrymen, making Hitler an amateur by comparison. Yet he posthumously enjoys about a 64% approval rating in Russia today.

Russian women are among the most beautiful, educated, and cultured in the world - and Russian men treat them like dirt, preferring their mistresses and drinking buddies to their families. I spent 2 weeks in St. Petersburg last October, and walking the city I saw thousands of men, women, and children. Never, ever, not once did I see a man with a child - with or without a woman - because it's considered unmanly. Alcoholism is worse than pandemic in Russia; it's actually affected the country's demographics. The average Russian women lives 74 years; the average man only 58. The number of women of child-bearing years exceeds that of same-aged men by over 10 million - this in a country with a total population of less than 150 million. Alcohol is by far the biggest killer in all of Russia . . . now that Stalin is dead. I've spoken to over 100 Russian and Ukrainian women in the last year and all say the same: the men in their country are ALL drunks, boors, and bums, and they will have nothing to do with them. The industry that's assisting Russian women in finding husbands in the West is a booming business - and that's why.

They have one of the highest education rates in the world - GOOD educations! And almost none of them can use it. World-class artists and musicians are working in offices; physicians and scientists are working in retail shops. Why? The pay is better AND it's on time! They need to feed their families - especially the millions of single mothers. The government is growing more and more delinquent in paying their workers - including doctors. Many have left medicine; those who remain are either incompetant, or they charge the patients exorbitant fees, bypassing the national healthcare system. If you get sick in Russia - LEAVE!!!

An interesting fact is that Russia is a nation of contradictions - truly Beauty and The Beast. I admire them greatly - and pity them just as greatly - but I hate them not at all.

nicequestion

Russia suffered 3 apocalyptic catastrophes in 20 century:

in 1917,
in 1941
and
in 1991

and no one understands the real cause of it.
(and do not want to)

Bride2Be

My Husbands father Oleg is a total dick head and I hate his guts. My Husbands mother Tatya is one of the most selfish people that I have ever met, and the only go thing that I got out of Russia is wonderful husband.
There food pretty much is gross. I do like the palamani.
Vodka, ruins people lives. Most people live in poverty and its always fricken cold in Siberia. It holds the world record for the coldest place on earth.
Besides that, generally most russian people who are NOT NOT NOT americanized are very sweet. However once the russian people get a taste of america, they start acting like every other typical american.
NOTE ( In the next couple years Russia and the united states will go to war over the continental self in Alaska due to the major sourse of gasoline)