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all of us who have come to Russia, the great guy, have probably heard of him by this episode. I really wanted a real Russian to co-host with me, a guy immediately showed up and greeted mr. Mike was born and raised in Russia as a kid, speaks the language, knows the culture, this guy is my guy going to Russia, quick reveal. I have lived here in the United States three times longer than I have lived in Russia and he said where I falter is this. a preemptive apology well, thanks Mike anyway uh, it was you or that Demetri on my street, the crackhead, look how slim our options were, you're the best I've got now everyone, I'm your host.

Barb is here with Mike Russia. It is a big country that everyone has heard of, unique and most of all it is a country that many of you have been waiting for on this channel and this is going to be a pretty big episode that we will cover as much as we can without rushing. it privyet stew inves naruse key episode now, as we all know, by land area, Russia is the largest country in the world, the country is so big that it is difficult to even get an accurate two-dimensional flat cut of the nation due to the width of its land .

Straddling a spherical mark on the Earth's surface and with plenty of space, many interesting geographical anomalies arise. Russia is so large that it has about 1/8 of all the inhabited land on Earth and almost the same amount of surface area as the entire planet Pluto. Russia is a transcontinental country that straddles Eastern Europe and Northern Asia into a larger land mass known as Eurasia. It is often understood that in the European part of Russia lives about 77% of the population, in the entire west of the Ural Mountains and the remaining 23% lives. On the eastern side, about 6,600 miles or 9,000 kilometers from east to west, the country covers 11 time zones and the world's longest border with 14 different countries, including North Korea at the narrow point of contact with China, they also recognize two more. disputed areas that bordered North Ossetia and Abkhazia as countries, although the international community recognizes these areas as part of Georgia.

Additionally, the country has military bases in nine countries abroad, including the breakaway state of Transnistria in Moldova. Note the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. the world's first and largest space launch facility is actually leased to Russia until 2050 and acts as a Russian enclave the country is divided into 85 federal entities to avoid disputes and they are all divided into six categories the 46 sore provinces of the Oblast these are the most common subjects with direct control of the central government note that the westernmost point of Russia is actually located in this separate exclave known as Colon and Grad Oblast, then there are the 22 republics, these are nominally autonomous areas that have right to its own Constitution. and language along with Russian, since many of them are inhabited by ethnic minorities with their own cultures, then you have the nine shouts or territories that are basically just Oblast but with a history linked to being border regions, many of which are sparsely populated, you have the four okrugs or autonomous districts which are like small sister areas that have a certain level of autonomy but are still subordinate to a certain oblast.

These two Oh PLA are run by these three or Krug, while the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is the only one that is not subject to any Oblast or cry, then you have a strange unit known as the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, which was a kind deliberately created entity that was supposed to be a new home for the Jewish population of Russia, although today less than 1% of the population is Jewish, but it is still called the Jewish Autonomous Oblast and finally you have the three federal cities, the two largest, Moscow, the country's capital, and st. Saint Petersburg, as well as the controversial Sevastopol located on the controversial Crimean Peninsula, which is claimed by Ukraine and claimed by Russia to be the Republic of Crimea.

This is a complicated topic that we will talk about later. In short, these three cities operate as their own regions and are not subject to any Oblast coup and that was just the administrative division section, we didn't even get into all the other weird stuff like how this guy wants to revive the House of Romanov and possibly buying land in the Balkans for a micronation or how the independent Republic of California actually has an embassy in Moscow or how they once had sovereignty over Alaska for over a hundred years, known as Russian America and said, "Oh, I have a piece of America, are they doing it with the colonists?

It's not so good, oh man, this war against the Ottomans that's costing me a fortune I need money wow there's a gold rush on the west coast of California let's all go now Americans and the British Canadians could come up and try to take over defending my American territory will cost more than me Don't even pay attention to maybe I should sell it. Hey, UK, are you interested? I've already called enough arctic tundra. I think I'm fine. USA, all that frozen useless land, you better sell it to me for cheap and here's how. They sold it for only 7.2 million, which at current inflation rates would equate to about 130 million or about 2 cents per acre for what it's worth, although Russia gained its general land territory that we know today from conquests, primarily of the Cossacks, which ended in the late 17th century led by this guy, what is a Cossack?

Well, long story short, it goes something like this ah, I'm so sick of this pent up aggression that I should get out of this town and fight or something, hey you. You're a fearless guy with a death wish who probably wouldn't mind maybe dying. How would you like to go out and get paid for doing that for my country? What's it like to go out and make alliances with the locals or, I don't know, kill them? just get me more land it's an adventure like a mercenary or something let's not call it that but something like that and that's basically how Russia grew from this to this in any case there's a lot more to the Russian scene than just political divisions in the capital . and the largest city is Moscow, where almost a tenth of the entire population lives, it is the largest European city and, as of 2020, is one of the 20 largest cities by city in the world with more than 13 million people, here, of course, you can find all three.

The largest and busiest airports, otherwise, St. Petersburg, the second largest city, has the fourth busiest airport just a stone's throw away. Petersburg has the largest shipping port to the port of st. St. Petersburg, right on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, the country has thousands of islands and islets, coasts mostly located in the Arctic, but the largest, Sakhalin, is located in the Pacific, going up, you see these two little ones here, the diamond islands, yes, the big one. on the left belongs to Russia and the small one on the right belongs to the USA and they are located right on the international date line, which means that although they are only 2 miles away, the large Diomedes Island is a whole day ahead of the small island Diomedes. of which have around 23,000 miles of coastline, the fifth longest in the world, mainly in the Arctic, giving them the largest EEZ claim over the Arctic Sea.

The country has some territorial disputes in Asia. It has the Kuril Islands in the east with Japan or both. ownership over these islands just off the coast of Hokkaido and the Caspian Sea Kazakhstan claims these three islands which are currently under Russian control and finally has the most notable dispute that has made all the international conflict lately Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula on the way shorter. Long story short, in 2014 Russian troops took control and essentially the entire area was annexed by Russia after a controversial referendum, as the majority of people there are Russian and voted to secede from Russia and to this day The international community does not recognize this referendum as legitimate, but the area is still de facto governed by Russia, meaning that even beyond Crimea, the entire Sea of ​​Azov is also in dispute.

Otherwise, if you look at the population density map of Russia, most people east of the Urals live near the famous Trans-Siberian railway. the longest railway line in the world that runs through the entire country, effectively giving them access to other nations such as Mongolia, China and even further afield, as travel to North Korea becomes even more complicated the further north or east you go , to this day there are no main roads leading there. The easternmost theme is the one that its autonomous quota approves and anyone wishing to go there must fly or probably take an uncharted boat from other coastal areas along the Pacific.

That was a lot of information, so let's move on to the list of notable places. The best places that Russian

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suggested that we mentioned in the video include places like places for dogs The city of the dead Lenin's mausoleum is my love for the Kremlin Moscow metro stations The temple of all religions The Tsar's bell The key theater of the Duster The Vodka Museum in St. Petersburg. Hotel Petersburg Ukraine uh Bolshoi Zavadsky Labyrinth Island Freud's Dream Museum Whale Bone Alley So Volca Monastery A military base and gulag Mulan Judea Snow graphic museum The mummified remains of this guy The most famous statue is probably the worker and co-host We even have the tallest statue of a woman in the world, of course, there are so many churches, mostly Orthodox, so many theme and amusement parks and mica, the most famous places would probably be Red Square.

Basil Cathedral, the Winter Palace and Peterhof, well, that was a lot of heavy information. Russia is no joke when it comes to contrasts very similar to the landscape we are now in when it comes to physical composition. Russia is like ice cream. I mean, yes, most of the country experience is cold and freezing temperatures, but being the largest country on Earth in terms of area means that you will have many different physical regions, so they are like different flavors of cold, What do you think, Mike? Yes, to begin with, the country that begins in the west begins with the flat and relatively lush European plain.

From there you have the Caucasus Mountains in the southwest where you can find the highest point in Europe, Mount Elbrus, just a step away you find the Volga. River Delta The largest delta in Europe fed by the Volga River, the Caucasus and the Ural Mountains together form the boundaries of what is considered European Russia and from there Asia begins with this huge area known as Siberia divided into the plain of Western Siberia where the powerful and ancient The river flows through the northern Siberian lowlands and the central Siberian plateau, just to the south along the border with Mongolia are the Sion and Abloomnova mountains, where you can find the largest lake in Russia and the deepest in the world, Lake Baikal, which by the way has some of the The only freshwater seals on Earth feed on a tributary of Russia's longest river, the Lena, which It flows north towards the Arctic, from there you find all these other mountain ranges that protect the lowlands of Colima and finally you reach the highly volcanic Pacific coast, with the Koryak and Kamchatka ranges that extend forming an archipelago to the south, all located in the Ring of Fire; in fact, Kamchatka and the disputed Kuril Islands have more volcanoes than anywhere else in the country, around 200, around 60 of which are still active, the three most active and continually erupting are Kareem ski ki Zeeman and His town.

Note that to the north, the Arctic Ocean is actually divided into five separate seas on the Russian side, the Chukchi, the East Siberian Sea, the Laptev Face Sea and the Barrens, and here you can also find the southernmost point. north. of Russia's domain, the Franz Josef Land Islands, are just above Nova Zemlya, which has the largest glacier in Europe and also the site of the largest atomic bomb ever dropped. Fun fact, in the middle of all this land, approximately 60% of it is classified as part of the Siberian taiga or taiga forests, which are forests located in colder climates with deciduous trees such as oaks, birches and firs, this It is the largest forest area in the world, yes, even larger than the Amazon, much of southern Russia is classified in the steppe or massive region zone. expanses of grassy land with few trees ideal for agriculture with moderate temperature, sun and humidity;

Otherwise, the further north you go, the less hospitable conditions become and you end up in tundra and cold deserts where very few people dare to live but many resources are locked up. Russia actually has the largest reserves of natural gas in the world, making it the largest exporter of natural gas and the largest producer of oil in the world. oil resources are managed by state-owned companies such as Gazprom Lukoil and Ross Neff, there is a lot of land and a lot of things happen on it. TheRussia's economy ranks 11th by nominal GDP and 6th by purchasing power parity in 2020, returning to resources through agriculture and Russia is a bit limited: only about 0.1% of the billion of acres of arable land are used for permanent agriculture and only have a short harvest season of 2 to 4 months, this is because much of the area is covered in full or semi-permanent production.

One thing it does produce, however, are these interesting geological formations known as pingos that implode into enormous craters that fill into ponds, making the landscape the most triple-phobic trigger region on the planet—wait for me, all the weird cold water and wind erosion are also the reason. Why Russia has incredibly distinctive remote rock formations found throughout the taiga and steppe regions. This means that almost all farming is done in the southern areas of Russia, where the climate is a bit warmer and more welcoming; However, even with a limited industry, Russia still ranks first in production. Certain crops such as buckwheat, barley, oats, sugar beets, currants, gooseberries and raspberries are also the largest palladium and diamond producer in the world when you think of Russia you immediately think of coal.

I mean, they have the coldest inhabited city in the world, but Russia actually has the largest recorded temperature range on earth and the very tall yawning city can go from 37 degrees in summer to -68 in winter, which technically makes a difference of 105 degrees, the strips of the Caspian Sea in the south are also considered semi-arid desert areas, making them some of the warmest regions in all of Russia and some of the surrounding landscapes you could swear were. in North Africa or in the Middle East, the sand dunes and camels, and speaking of camels, animals, the country has more than 260 species of mammals and almost 800 species of birds, animals that you may have heard of , such as the Siberian tiger, Asian bears, Eurasian lynx, in tundra regions.

You can also find polar bears, reindeer, walrus, narwhals, arctic foxes in the warmer areas, you have wolverines and that strange Saiga antelope with its strange elongated nose, of course, it wouldn't be Russia without the national animal, the Eurasian brown bear, so Yes, Russia has deserts. and it may be over a hundred degrees imploding permafrost and the active volcano is constantly erupting as we speak and finally to end this whole food segment now, of course, due to the vast domain and the numerous ethnic groups that are found in Russia, The country has a huge variety of regional cuisines, a common theme you will notice is that Russians tend to pickle many of their vegetables since the harvest season is short and crops are not available in the colder months anyway, simply Add a tablespoon of sour cream to your soups. vodka shot and bam you are in the

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suggested stroganoff brilliantly chicken kiev galoot you see many different types of rye bread many types of pure ghee they get away with it from making ice cream and meringue desserts caviar is a big problem in Russia, especially from sturgeon, many soups were a great culture of soups and salads, you have things like her, borscht Solanco, my goodness, anyway the salads include vinaigrette, He left it, yes, and they celebrated the New Year and ate.

It's up to you, it's not a party unless there are salads involved, they took those away from the Belgians too or something. No, there was a Belgian who worked in a Russian restaurant and then one of his sous chefs ended up stealing the recipe stolen from the Belgians. The New Year is here, we could go on and on, but it would take forever because Russia has over 180 recognized ethnic groups, each of which has its own distinct culture, speaking of which I think it's the right time to make the transition. regarding the Russian people. I feel that the ski stay once said it is terrifying to see how free the spirit of a Russian man is how strong his will is being Russian has a powerful meaning for the Russian people it is a title of honor and pride that many of them take the country It is made up of approximately 143 million people, it is the most populous nation in Europe and, as of 2020, the ninth largest country and population in the world, approximately 80% of the country identifies as ethnically Russian and the remaining 20% ​​comes from a of the approximately 180 ethnic minorities.

It is found throughout the country, the largest being Tatars with about 3.7 percent and Ukrainians with about 1.4 percent. From there you have everything else, from the Corellian Chuvash Bashkirs, etc. Please note that many of these minority groups are Central and East Asian in their heritage. such as the Count and the Tuvan and Altai peoples who speak Turkic or Mongolic languages ​​and are not Caucasian such as most people who identify as Russian use the Russian ruble as currency use CNF plug types and drive on the right Side Along the way, Russian, of course, is the national language, however republics are also allowed to have their own co-official languages.

When you talk about it, Russian Italic is the most amazing sight to see now with Russia, you have a lot of backstory. but the best way to start is probably by understanding the Slavs in Europe, there are three main ethnolinguistic groups: the Germanics, the Latins and the Slavs, the Slavs are the largest and the Russians make up the largest population of lazy people, the roots are documented since Roman times and have spread throughout eastern, central and southern Europe, with the exception of a few outliers such as Poland and Croatia. Most of the Slavs in the world have a background in Orthodox Christianity, which was like a kind of additional branch of the Byzantine Empire, if you don't know what that's basically all about, what Europe was like in the 4th century, oh no, I I'm dying, the Germanic people keep attacking, I'm losing money and no one wants to claim Caesar as divine, help me.

The predominantly Hellenistic Greek influence is subject to the east, good luck. I'm doing my thing. I also made my own capital and I'm getting rid of those polytheistic things because of Christianity and then in the 11th century it was like, what's your problem? Because you want? divide us well apart from the secondary dogmas that we do not agree on, for the most part we do not like their practices, we do not believe that the Pope has any authority over the church, yes, but you have patriarchs, yes, but that is not what Same, those are like regional managers.

Also you guys have too many creepy statues, we think priests should be allowed to get married and we like to grow beards, well yeah, well at least we play real musical instruments during Mass, there's a lot more that goes into it, but getting into The theological discrepancies between the two would take forever to explain; in any case, less than half of Russia's population actually adheres to the faith and about thirty percent of the country identifies as spiritual but not religious or as agnostic. or unaffiliated atheist, apart from all that It is important to note that not everyone in Russia is Slavic or Orthodox.

I already made a video explaining this, so we don't have to talk too much about it, just watch the video, but you basically have everything from Mongolic Circassian Turkish, your ally. and even the Inuit peoples in the Arctic legions of the Far Northeast, even have the world's westernmost Buddhist community in Kaamika. It's interesting, but you didn't know that now, compared to the rest of Europe, Russia has a high birth rate and immigration rate, but they also have it. a relatively high mortality rate, especially among men, in fact, today women outnumber men in Russia with a ratio of 2.84.

Yes, there are many more women in Russia. The competition between women is something visible. You explained that it is not unusual to see women dressed up throughout their performance. mode with heels and nails made even just to go to the store to buy milk to immerse yourself more in the social dynamics, you must understand that Russia has gone through many eras throughout its history, basically, they have had kingdoms, invasions, expansions, wars. empires, unions and the most notable era, the communist era of the 20th century, the word has an almost ubiquitous connotation with the country of Russia, which is why you hear many of those distinctive Soviet communist era words and phrases used in media as proletariat to bourgeoisie, work comrade.

They were the first nation to initiate and widely implement the political ideology constitutionally after the October Revolution and, furthermore, spread it abroad. I mean, that's what the entire Warsaw Pact and the Eastern Bloc were during the Cold War and it goes even further than Okay, we just destroyed those Nazis. Incredible work. You know, Russia, it was great working with you. Are you OK. Yes. I loved destroying real enemies. Well, I guess my European friends and I should help Germany establish a free trademark. system privatize their corporate policy and stimulate cash flow through competitiveness so they recover no, my friends and I will help establish a collective system that mobilizes and encourages the proletariat to function efficiently through state regulations without independent bureaucratic loopholes, oh , it is this?

It's really happening dah, I think it's that I take the East, you take the West and in the '50s it was like I influenced the North, you influenced the South and in the '70s I support the North, I support the South, etc. which begs the question of what exactly communism is, although there are many schools of thought and different definitions in the shortest way to summarize communism is an ideology and a philosophical political, social and economic movement that derives much from the writings of Karl Marx the ideal ultimate goal is to establish common ownership and means of production by the people and the state or in the simplest form, technically owns nothing, everyone technically owns everything on paper, but the state has the first right and distributes what it considers most technically efficient, but no, it's strange, it's strange anyway after the fall of the Soviet Union in 91 they changed their system of operation legislatively on paper Russia classifies itself as a dominant party federal semi-presidential constitutional republic with emphasis on a strongly state economic model and Russian conservatism as a popular ideology that this party upholds United Russia. three-quarters of the seats in the Federal Assembly and is semi-presidential because the president is head of state while the prime minister is head of government.

It's a lot more complex than that though, Mike, what would you say? This is a country that is notoriously known for changing the rules while they play, in some ways I see it as an oligarchy, okay, with that being said, let's highlight some notable cultural traits and achievements that Russians are known for, for example, Russians were pioneers in the space race and started the era of space exploration here is my friend Destin from smarter every day talking about it, okay Paul, if you are going to talk about Russia, you have to talk about aerospace engineering because they are impressive.

It all started around the time when a Russian visionary named co-con ski came up with this balance of momentum for rockets that came to be known as the rocket equation. In the early days of space flight, the Soviet Union started the space race. With the launch of Sputnik, the first satellite in space, the space race advanced. Yuri Gagarin, the first human being in space, was a really big deal. Fast forward to today, and you realize that not only are Russia and the United States collaborating, but there is a complete partnership between the two nations no matter what political situations are happening on the ground.

These engineers from NASA and the Russian aerospace industry have been working together to make human space exploration possible. The International Space Station, one of the most amazing things ever created by humans, has been a platform for persistent human presence in space since the late 2000s. the 1990s I love this thing too the Russian Soyuz spacecraft developed in the early 1970s has proven to be the workhorse of human spaceflight. This is incredible. Thanks for letting me say that if you're making a video about Russia you have to talk about rockets because Russians are good at rockets, why don't you have a segment for each country about rockets that are like you?

I know how you edit, you're going to cut me now, you can have it and apart from the space race, there are many. discoveries and inventions attributed to Russian innovators here are just a few of them that we will put in a full screen montage, they even invented the game Tetris, in fact their theme song is a Russian folk song called Kadena Kakashi sit sea perch ah ah, this guy mental has He also created the oldest form of the periodic table and some elements are actually named after Russians and Russian places, including man himself. They are alsopioneers of stem cell research and numerous surgical procedures such as heart and lung transplants, even among the various areas of the Republic.

They are some universal Russian customs and traits that transcend regional borders. All Russians take holidays and festivals very seriously and enjoy their moments of celebration. Christmas was effectively moved to the new year and instead of Santa Claus they have Detmar Wars which basically translates to Grandpa Frost. Later iterations give them they are little cronies new rich cup otherwise everywhere you have other festivals celebrated like these Women's Day is huge it is a common misconception that Russians are genetically acclimatized to the cold explains that we simply endure the cold better cold because we play much better, but you guys have that banya sauna culture and you guys jump into ice water a lot, oh yeah, also, russians are known for excelling in a variety of sports, particularly ice hockey, wrestling, figure skating, motor nastic s - have consistently ranked at the top. at the Olympics and was ranked number one medal winner twice during the 1994 winter seasons in 2014, where they hosted in Sochi, which has its fair share of controversies.

Chess is a big part of their culture. The game of cold logic rewards cunning and has always spoken. For Russians, some of the best chess players in the world come from Russia. The mantis era of 1830 was seen as the Golden Age of Russian writings. Some of the most notable authors, such as Dostoevsky, Tolstoy Chekhov, received the prestigious honor from Russia. literature Russians have an incredibly long list of folk music dating back centuries and many native instruments are still used to this day, such as the Bionic Wardian, virile flute strings such as the dom gras goose li and the most famous Of all of them, the one in the shape of a triangle.

Balalaika Each region has its own style of dance, but the most internationally known styles are probably the troika and the three shotguns. The Russians know how to put on a show. The world famous Russian ballet has been running since the late 17th century and everyone knows that Russians are some of the best circus performers in the world excelling in acts such as juggling, acrobatics, contortion. Russia has many artists spanning a wide spectrum of genres, movements and styles Russia also has a history of animation, it was not until 1935 that SIU's MPH was started in Russia's largest animation studio.

We all grew up with this new spark pagani g when last night militia subbaraj your zoom, but otherwise what are some last minute? things you would like to tell us about what it means to be Russian Mike without trying to be dismissive Russians like to fetishize their own suffering it's like Russians don't live, they survive on other things it's considered strange to smile at people who don't I don't know why Why don't we trust you to never give a knife as a gift, it's considered a breaking of ties. Russians are very hospitable people, many will invite you to their homes and will show sadness or offense if you refuse even once. you made it, they will often bribe you to keep things like tea, conversation, drinking in Russia, parents don't choose middle names, you were born with one, it's your father's name, so my father's name is Yuri, so So, my middle name is UD Beach and that goes for women too, absolutely fine, women, you get a male name for your middle name.

Well, with that being said, here is a brief condensed history of Russia. The first Slavic tribes scattered, ruse unifies them, Evan's key routes. Vladimir, the great Mongols invade Ivan. The Great and Terrible House of Romanov begins Peter the Great Catherine The Great Crimean War Abolished Serfdom Alaska Sold to the United States Russo-Japanese War World War I Rise of the Soviet Union with Lenin's Bolsheviks The Romanov Royal Family is Overthrown as that incredibly accurate caricature describes it communism Lenin dies his body is strangely involved in the exhibit, but it's okay Stalin dictator years World War II Germany breaks the agreement and tries to invade Russia big mistake the cold war begins the nuclear arms race and the space race with the US Cuban missile crisis Summer Olympics in Moscow Gorbachev reforms and wins the Nobel Peace Prize Boris Yeltsin wins the first popular presidential elections Fall of the Soviet Union and Chechnya tries unsuccessfully to break Putin voted for first time, he served two terms and then, after a brief pause, voted a third time.

The business and digital era boosted Russia's economy. Georgia. Russian War. Russian troops take over Crimea. Controversial referendum. And here we are today. There is so much more we could have. It has been explained, but there is not enough time, so if you want to add something, write in the comments. In any case, we have already mentioned some famous Russians in this episode, but here is a list of some more notable Russians, historical and modern. of the most famous authors include people like these but the most famous might be Alexander Solzhenitsyn Vladimir Nabokov Nikolai Gogol many famous actors and directors but some of the most important are people like lotta human OVA anatoly papanov vladimir vysotsky and ramiro sufficient anton yelchin the costume of the valley by alla pugacheva broadcasts a tape Chekhov statesman and war heroes like Alexander Nevsky Georgy Zhukov Mikhail Kutuzov valentina Tereshkova Vassili Zaitsev alexander pokryshkin tons of athletes like these laugh Yasha in the coreboot Irina Ruth Nina and there are many more, add them in the comments if I missed any yes those are just my favorites as you can see Russia is not just a country but almost like its own world in itself and speaking of the world that brings us now with Russia diplomacy has played a unique role throughout the last centuries.

Even before the times of the Cold War, as a transcontinental nation, they had always had something to do with European and Asian affairs, but it didn't really stop there in Africa, seven countries had governments that were actually influenced by Marxist ideologies brought partially by the Russians. During the times of the Cold War, these countries developed closer diplomatic ties with Russia. It also explains why the flags of Angola and Mozambique have images inspired by the old Soviet hammer and sickle emblem. In Asia, things go back to the era of expansion when Russia was conquering lands east of the Urals.

Today four countries in Asia are categorically classified as constitutionally communist or led by a communist party primarily influenced by what was then communist Russia: China, North Korea or the DPRK Vietnam and Laos Russia is one of the few countries that had ties with North Korea after the Korean War, influencing certain aspects of its jiu zhai ideology and even during In the more isolated years, Russia still had relatively easier access to North Korean travel and business during wartime. Russia also played a fairly strong role. in the influence of various sides in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam today Vietnam is one of the favorite places of Russian tourists in Southeast Asia with China relations are generally friendly, although in the 1950s there was a massive Sino-Soviet split in which China was like looking at Russia, it's great that you introduced the concepts, but we are going to manage communism in our Chinese way and we don't need you to intervene anymore;

However, today China is one of its closest allies and one of its largest trading partners, which is interesting because relations with India have been relatively good after the Indo-Pakistani war in which Russia sided with India against Pakistan, which is an ally of China, and today Goa is a big attraction point for Russian tourists. Either way, all three are members of the BRICS countries, which also include Brazil and South Africa, five emerging global regional powers that have agreements on aspects such as mutual benefit and development. Cuba and Venezuela are probably the best Latin American friends. Cuba is the only country in America that fully adopted communism and played an important role in the Cold War.

Tensions with Venezuela are a bit complicated during the Chávez years. Russia was closed to commercial and military cooperation, but after his death, Russia competed to support Maduro's next presidency, which many around the world considered invalid, and things got even more complicated from there. protests and Russia promised to further support Maduro's side if military action is required. The United States is like forbidden friends who hold hands with both fingers crossed behind their backs. Politically, everything has to be incredibly strategic and not all rules apply when they play afterwards. The Cold War ended in 1991 and relations improved significantly, but then US involvement in Central and Eastern Europe made Russia distrustful again, especially with NATO interventions in the Balkans in 1999.

From there it's a game. of ping-pong back and forth, everyone will install missiles in Poland. I will build a base in Venezuela. I will flirt with Ukraine. I'll give Snowden and the rest asylum, since although Russians and Americans get along quite well, the United States has the fourth largest population of Russians in the diaspora and many famous Americans have Russian ancestry. When Americans meet a Russian, they might ask questions out of curiosity. about what it's like to be Russian, but at the end of the day they enjoy the same drunken antics. Ukraine is like Russia's best frenemy.

They have the largest population of Russians outside of Russia at over 8 million and it's incredibly complicated to put it all together. Controversial areas like Crimea and Donetsk aside, Ukrainians and Russians may not always get along on paper, but they have an incredibly long history and understand each other very well. It is even more interesting when a Ukrainian and a Russian get married when it is their prime. Friends, however, most of you mentioned Russian geography, three countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan and Serbia. Serbia is essentially seen as Russia Jr. with a bit of a Balkan flavor, both were once communist powers in their own right.

They both follow the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity. Both use the Cyrillic alphabet with few differences. They are both opposed to the whole Kosovo thing and the Russians are welcomed with open arms in Serbia. Even the Serbs. They sometimes say they are one of 300 million, referring to the entire Russian world population at home and abroad. Kazakhstan and Belarus have always had close ties and the Russian language is even co-official in their countries and both were states of the former USSR. Kazakhstan has the second largest population. There are more than 3.6 million Russians abroad and Russia considers them as the breadbasket country, as their environment is more suitable for agriculture.

Many food supplies come to Russia from Kazakhstan. Belarus is like Russia's bride, who takes many cues from her boyfriend's lifestyle. The heads of state even play hockey together, most Belarusians speak Russian instead of their native language Belarusian. However, this in return has caused a sort of reunion with Belarus, although it is occasionally a period for the country and now they are trying to reclaim their roots instead of just imitating Russia, anyway Belarus will always be one of the greatest Russia cheerleaders in conclusion Mike, I think you should take this Russia is an old and contradictory country It is beautiful but scarred Eloquent and clumsy Astute and simple Its people are proud but damaged Russians are resilient and defensive Unique but numerous And if you have so many lucky to know one, it will be difficult to forget him.

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