When you think of Russia what first comes to mind?

[Toad-1]

Big ol Russia! what comes to mind?

[Roadcruiser1]

My opinions of Russia.

- Full of tough people. (Survived both World Wars, the Cold War, the evil Czars, Napoleon, the Mongols, and many other invaders.
- Big. Russia is so big it's land surface is bigger than the dwarf planet Pluto.
- The original home of Vodka.
- Has more land than the dwarf planet Pluto.
- Is the Home Of The Russian Orthodox Church.
- Vladimir Putin. Tougher than Barack Hussein Obama (Soetoro.). Vladimir Putin actually hunts, and knows martial arts.
- Lots of trains.
- Moscow.
- You are home to a lot of economic activity now.
- Russia has an extremely cold climate with short, but hot summers.
- Russia is very diverse with people of different races, and religions all living in one country.
- You guys deal with terrorism like we do.
- You have a lot of wildlife. The deep Siberia has the same amount of biodiversity as the Amazon Rain Forest.

[Roadcruiser1]

I also like how the Russians have more oil, and natural gas than most places in the World, the rich culture with people like Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, the beautiful, and friendly people there, the rich language which I want to learn A. K. A. Russian, and if anything was to happen in the United States I did live in the middle of Siberia, and survive.

[Toad-1]

" I did live in the middle of Siberia, and survive." whoa really?

[Roadcruiser1]

I am a nature lover. :3.

[Toad-1]

did you live in some kind of cabin or something? how did you deal with the cold?

[Roadcruiser1]

No. I am just someone that loves to hunt, and fish. The cold is survivable if you know what you are doing.

[peachblossomluck]

Nice answer!!!

[Roadcruiser1]

That's, because I am very well informed. I read the News everyday. X).

[Belleza2]

ok you do know that reading newspapers are half the time full of crap, right? Yea, Putin knows Marshal Arts but did you also know he is still with the effin KBG? And a damn schizophrenic and that half of the country is starving while the other half dont even know what to do with their money? Yea, half of the stuff what you mentioned about Russia is true, in fact most of it however, look beyond newspapers and learn about my culture. And yes some of us are the toughest shit around

[Ulyss]

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Hmmmmmmm this sums up what comes to my mind

[Anonymous]

These three things:

The Siberian Tiger

www.ens-newswire.com/.../20100831_amurtiger.jpg

Vodka

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The Ushanka (Hat)

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[XNicholeMariex3]

THESE CRAZY RUSSIAN PEOPLE DOING ACROBATICS UP ON A RADIO TOWER O_O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tDVVN6RhG0

[Toad-1]

wow... im not scared of heights but watching that was a little scary :o

[Eugene]

You might enjoy this short documentary about those guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-vjutwJyY4

[mutedaisy]

I think of a specific seal found there. marinebiobaikalsealproject.weebly.com/.../...g.jpg

[Rahdle]

Look in it's eyes... It's like, it wants to show me the way

[mutedaisy]

Guru seal will show us all the way to enlightenment @Rahdle

[Rahdle]

I can feel it... Building up inside... It's beautiful... It's... It's... THE WAY

[Toad-1]

awwww

[hypno-trip]

@Rahdle LOL so creepy cute.

[Rahdle]

(O. O) look into my eyes...

[Weirdguy24]

What comes first to mind?

www.memehumor.com/.../in-soviet-russia--2-.jpg

[Toad-1]

lolol

[Jellybeansr]

Rocky lolol
m.quickmeme.com/.../...e528cf52c7fc8bd70dd6304.jpg

[hypno-trip]

Honestly I think of them as the "black sheep" of Europe held back by communism and Stalinist government. But a country rich with tradition and culture I also think of this movie Anastasia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbSH-yAMPqA

There's a lot to Russia that I think I don't know about.

[ironeddie]

Vladislav Tretiak

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[Eugene]

I heard stories that Canadian hockey players back in his prime days were trying to look underneath his mask to make sure he's actually human.
Is it true?

[ironeddie]

LOL!! It wouldn't surprise me. Us and every other hockey country.

[linkywinky]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgbYbaxfg14

but only because he's from Russia. :p

[Toad-1]

haha you watch lets plays? and/or twitch?

[linkywinky]

heck yeah! it's what I do with most of my time hahah

Gotta pick up some tips and tricks for when I manage to not be lazy about streaming on twitch :p

[Toad-1]

thats pretty awesome, i watch a lot of them too haha

[1fingerpunch]

ts3.mm.bing.net/th

red army

and polar bear ts4.mm.bing.net/th

[Anonymous]

There isn't a neighboring country that hasn't been exposed to Rssian fury.
Identity crisis.. Not Western or Eastern
Their men are mysogenistic and controlling.
Their women gold digging back stabbers
Been involved in Many bloody battles, tells you something about their temper

Ps. Vodka isn't originally Russian. It's an old drink that has been around through the ages much like wine and beer.

[Eugene]

https://i.imgur.com/f23plpQ.jpg

It was interesting to read the answers, by the way :P

[AleDeEurope]

My friend, who was half Russian half Cuban, so we used to call him Communist xD
Also I think of communists, crazy people, cold as fuck, and obviously can't forget about their greatest contribution to society: Vodka!

[musicbrain5]

My family.
Great 19th century composers and a rich musical culture that was suppressed under communism.
Ushankas.
Vodka.
Long last names.

[Longblackveil]

Putin, he cracks me up. Like seriously he is the second funniest world leader behind Kim Jhong Un. They're funny because they don't try to be funny ;)

[Greece1990]

Vodka, how that isn't the number one answer is beyond me. I went to a Russian wedding and they had a glass pitcher of what looked like water, it wasn't water.

[MaskedSanity]

Home.

I miss speaking my mother tongue. Hardly know any Russians here in the UK and it's slowly putting a dent in my proficiency.

[Eugene]

Well, dump UK and come back home :P

[BoldEnigma]

Vodka, Stalin and Lenin (I'm taking AP Euro), and Racoonskin hats

[meatballs21]

You're going to think I'm weird... but the BMP-2.

https://www.1zoom.me/big2/622/311880-Sepik.jpg

[EllaC]

Cold, vodka and grumpy people. Then I went there... it was cold, there was a lot of cheap vodka and people were grumpy and cold. So there you go.

[hypno-trip]

that is humorus

[EllaC]

I swear. Even those nice people, who were actually helpful had a serious face.

[idkwtftoputhere]

Bolsheviks
Stalin and his goddamn purges
Marxism
Lenin
Lol I don't know

[Anonymous]

My best friend is Russian. She is sweet, caring, supportive, talented and smart. Not that I didn't think Russians aren't like that before I met her, but I did think most were beautiful women or tough men. Also very cold and snowy.

[Reginelli]

Moscow, cold, and to be honest Rocky 4. That was my favorite movie when I was little and watched it all the time. I loved when they played the anthem when they were in the ring looking at each other.

[peachblossomluck]

Ballet, St. Basil's Cathedral, beautiful women, hot men, furs, cool names, borscht, Tetris, the Romanovs, pale skin, sexy accents!

[Random_chick_2384]

My cousin
Winter and fur coats
Log cabin
Thoses russian nesting dolls
Warm drinks
Ice skating
Scooby doo
Hot women
Men with beards

[Prof_Don]

(in order)

Zangief

vodka

Cold War

Joseph Stalin

one of my homies from college (his stepdad was Russian and he lived there in HS)

perogies

[WhiteSteve]

Those furry hats💂

"I murder things, like Serbs under Milosevic/Til we all rockin' furs like we Bolsheviks..."
-Mr. Voodoo of Natural Elements

[Anonymous]

Super hot Russian women.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TQPPGl-W8c

That video encompasses everything I know about Russia. :)

[Rahdle]

Big men
Hairy women
Beerski
Cold War
Cold weather
Cover ups on leaving people in space

In that order

[abundantlyrich]

Cold blooded mammals and lots of beautiful girls from there.

[Entrieton]

Vodka, I really love Vodka.

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[Skadouchebag]

A) Their historical perpetual suffering
B) Winters so bad that they have been the countries greatest defense in times of war.

[Northeast106]

A strong rebounding nation while ours is in decline. Wished we had a competent president.

[Anonymous]

Dictatorship implemented by Putin, sold to the masses as a "democracy"

[justanothergager]

Sounds like america

[Opinion Owner]

I think America is democratic, but in my opinion it is also disgustingly racist, ignorant and imperialistic lol and self-interested which proves problematic in the sphere of IR

[StickStickity13]

I can't wait to read these

[Toad-1]

Are you russian?

[StickStickity13]

Yes.

[Belleza2]

I know readings some of these comments are hilarious

[Anonymous]

I agree with them on every political/military wise decision they make. Russia rules! ✌️

[NedfromtheNed]

I would trade obama for Putin any day.

[Opinion Owner]

Putin is the man! The US is the global bully. obama is the leader of them bullies :p they are the ones who coz all the problems.

[Eugene]

@NedfromtheNed
Sorry, we're not trading him for... that :P

[NedfromtheNed]

Yeah. figures...

[albundyfan]

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Fedor Emilianenko, Alexander Karelin

[dashingabi]

putin n sarapova and sexy girls and thief of streets.

[JoeyTheITalian]

Oh I don't know...
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[Belleza2]

oh you know nothing about Russia and our women search Vera Brezneva or Nyusha

[JoeyTheITalian]

whats your point? they are both hot.

[mcks111]

Hockey players like Alex Ovechkin, Pavel Bure, Malkin etc, Sochi winter games.

[smahala1991]

Cold war, Cossack Dancers, Rasputin, Lenin, Khrushchev, Gorbachev, Putin, Anastasia, vodka

[Keyspirits]

I picture Putin riding the Unicorn across the rainbow 👣

[bubbletrouble]

Vodka and assholes. I would never date an eastern European dude.

[menina]

Soviet Union
Vladimir Putin
Stalin
Cold
Russian language
Siberia

[Anonymous]

Bears, Vodka, tall, thin blondes with sharp faces, who look like a mix between models and prostitutes. Also the name "Ivan"

[Belleza2]

we are not all tall or damn blond although the faces yea damn my face hey I get exotic looking all the time so I am good

[goretcki]

Hardy food, hardy people, attractive women, putin, vodka, and ball freezing cold.

[springocelot]

bad ass people and onion domes :)

[Toad-1]

edwebproject.org/.../redsquare.oniondomes.jpg heck yeah

[Prettygurl12]

... Bears?

Is that weird?

[Toad-1]

kinda lol. but i found out there's a siberian brown bear that prowls around there en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Siberian_brown_bear

[Brontosaurus]

Tetris and my traitorous ex-girlfriend.

[Toad-1]

Tetris yes!

[kittykatbrat]

Truly beautiful women :)

[StickStickity13]

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I agree

[CommieDearest]

Hilarious leadership

[Toad-1]

i0.kym-cdn.com/.../...eresting-pm-in-the-world.jpg yeahh lol

[justanothergager]

You're talking about obama right? Putin is 10 times of a leader AND a man. Americans are clueless when it comes to international politics.

[PiuBelloAmante]

COLD so COLD!!!
and Putin! he is bad ass!

[Ihav2fart]

Putin
Vodka
Hot tall slender women.

[Belleza2]

We are not all tall or slender - I hate that stereotype

[Ihav2fart]

@Belleza2 I've yet to meet a short Russian lady :o

[StickStickity13]

It's true, most aren't any taller than let's say American women

[Ihav2fart]

@StickStickity13 Hmmm i need to meet more Russian women.

[Belleza2]

we just wear heels or boots all the time and I love them but those are usually the reasons we come off as tall and I am 5 feet exactly so hello

[hypno-trip]

@Belleza2 it's ok too tall is bad. you are probably cute anyway ;)

[Ihav2fart]

@Belleza2 well hello there miss 5 feet

[MaskedSanity]

I'm 175cm. Is that tall?

[Ihav2fart]

@MaskedSanity Actaully you're above average in height

[SomeoneImportant]

That Russian guy from Black Ops 1 zombies.

[shesAcylon]

Really large furry hats

[lifes_curve_ball]

Putin, Soviets, Siberia, Russian accent, Mozgov

[lifes_curve_ball]

Oh and FPS Russia

[Mustachekitteh]

from Russia with love :D

[nert73]

USSR, vodka, Putin, cold

[RestlessYouth_]

Stalin & the Cold War

[SakuraChii]

Hardcode bad a's both male and female.

[Cowboy6666]

Taller n hot girls...
0. o

[kittykatbrat]

Agreed. The women are stunning!!!
Bi grrrl right here :P

[Cowboy6666]

You are Russian? :D

[kangy]

good looking boys and girls

[Phoenix98]

Snow lol, lots of snow.

[IAmMellow]

Don't ask me why but I think of Moose