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Most Chinese🇨🇳 people think that Russia is a Western(European) country(I am not), but it seems that Western Europeans🇪🇺 and Americans🇺🇸 do not think so, how do Russians🇷🇺 think about it🤔?
Most Chinese🇨🇳 people think that Russia is a Western(European) country(I am not), but it seems that Western Europeans🇪🇺 and Americans🇺🇸 do not think so, how do Russians🇷🇺 think about it🤔?
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it's an old holy war. There are people in russia who think that Russia is European country (западники) and people who think it so uniq that it has own way (славянофилы)
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- Country or region Russian Federation
Russia is such a big country and you may feel the influence of West in the European part and the Eastern impact in the Far East. I reckon its a unique mix of cultures that developed Russian mentality and cultural identity
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In principle, we do not think about this today. Only in the West they think about it, trying to insult Russia. Russia belongs to Eurasia, where the West connects with the East in the middle. The combination of cultures and customs of different peoples. Russia has its own way. Thus, the country lives in the second millennium.
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Russia is very far from Europe. When I cross the Finnish border, it's a completely different world.
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if you would think Sergio is from Russia so he lives in central Oceania how doeas it influence on my current live?
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I see mix in your question. Russian are Europeans, but not Western nation. The most populated part of Russia is in Europe, but our country is much bigger than all Europe
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@ALEXVLAD I don't think the West is trying to insult Russia. Our governments might be hostile to each other, but bear in mind that many westerners are actually scared of Russia/a Russian invasion and I've heard Russians think the opposite.
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@Datboi10 really? and what about that bullshit about Russia in western media? Sometimes I read BBC or CNN and I can't stop laughing, it's like news from another universe but then it becomes sad, coz they show my country as a monster populated by alien idiots. Every time just blatant lie, lie, lie, lie, lie...
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In 90's Russia was in ruins. After USSR collapse the entire country plunged into chaos, people had been nothing to eat, but everyone had loved the west. Politicians were ready to do anything. Do you know that the Russian Constitution was written by Americans? It was the time of absolute openness of Russia. And what then? They spat in Russian face and robbed the country. Done. What's why a lot of Russians now treat with suspicion to the West. Some of them generally hate USA and others. I'm not one of them, but Russia has no intention to attack someone, what silly thoughts. Everyone, who can at least a little to think understand, what this lie from western media it's not because of fear.But why? Just why your media doing this shit every fucking time.
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@B1sher I think it's a positive feedback system. Someone says something inflammatory about the other country, and so a flame war ensues. I understand that to you the Western media might seem full of BS, but to us, even those who try to remain as unbiased as possible, Russia (more specifically the government) is aggressive and out to destroy us! I think that another part of the problem is that, to be fair, Russian media isn't entirely unbiased either, some things you are told about the west will be blatant lies. Basically, it isn't black and white, the West does bad things, so does Russia, no one is a saint.
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@Datboi10 Yes, Russian media is also not the saint but you'd be surprised how much of a difference, coz Russian media is not allowed to turn the world upside down and do not allow itself to lie so incredibly.
And Russian government doesn't want to destroy anyone. It's an absurd idea, just as I told from another universe. Why should they? What a nonsense.
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if you think of Europe as of the part of the world, Russia's big part is situated upon it. If by Europe you mean the EU, Russia does not belong to it and never had. Those who claim that Russia belongs to the Eastern Europe either mean that part of Russia overlaps the eastern side of Europe as the part of the world, or they are confused by modern commercial/trade tradition to put Russian market into (Eastern) European region. You can notice it on any international website where you choose your region/country for the appropriate display of products and services.
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No matter what western Europeans and Americans can say (it may depend on the current political situation), in reality Russians are absolutely European people. Also, Russia is a part of the Western world simply because of the fact that Russian culture is a part of Western civilization.
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