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2k6
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 Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject: Quick Questions For all the Russians |
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Hi i have a school project about Russia and i have one question asking me to list 10 of the most interesting facts about Russia
and another question asking list 10 most notable differences between Russia and North Americans
Do you guys have any ideas on what i can put down i will really appreiate your help
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Triggar
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Quick Questions For all the Russians |
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| 2k6 wrote: | | question asking me to list 10 of the most interesting facts about Russia |
1 ) They launched the first artificial satellite into space - Sputnik, October 4th 1957
2 ) They launched the first living thing into space - Laika the dog, Sputnik 2, November 3rd 1957
3 ) They launched the first man into space - Yuri Gagarin, April 12th 1961
4 ) They were the first country to perform a space walk - Alexei Leonov, Voskhod 2, March 18th 1965
5 ) First to send anything to the Moon - Luna 1, January 4th 1959
6 ) First to land on the Moon (albeit an unmanned crash landing) - September 12th, 1959
7 ) First to photograph the dark side of the Moon - Luna 3, October 6th 1959
8 ) First lunar rover - Lunokhod 1, November 10th 1970
9 ) First return of lunar surface sample material - Luna 16, September 12th, 1970
10 ) First space station - Salyut 1, April 19th, 1971 |
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PhillipFromTexas
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject: Triggar! You forgot to compare the people! |
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Triggar,
You listed some fascinating facts. Wonderful job! But sadly you did not answer the boy's question about comparing North American people with Russian people. |
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overseas_expat
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| How can a Russian be expected to compare north Americans with Russians, especially when most Russians have never been out of Russia? |
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Paul Holmes
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| Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| There was student exchange from a high school in Calgary and Ekaterinaberg about three years ago and they made a list of differences. Check it out and maybe it can answer your questions. |
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Triggar
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| overseas_expat wrote: | | How can a Russian be expected to compare north Americans with Russians, especially when most Russians have never been out of Russia? |
I'm American, and until Saturday I cannot say I have ever been to Russia to make the comparison!  |
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surfguy
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| I think most Russians think of Americans having it easy in life...and we do for the most part. But we work hard for what we have. And we have made huge sacrifices to get where we are today. We are a land of laws and we for the most part abide to them. I we have a good sense of community, state, and nation. There is no other nation who has an all volunteer military like ours. And that says a lot about a society. |
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Rick
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:31 am Post subject: |
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| It's quite common these days in the civilised world to have an all professional army. |
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nikir
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| surfguy wrote: | | I think most Russians think of Americans having it easy in life...and we do for the most part. But we work hard for what we have. And we have made huge sacrifices to get where we are today. We are a land of laws and we for the most part abide to them. I we have a good sense of community, state, and nation. There is no other nation who has an all volunteer military like ours. And that says a lot about a society. |
Surfguy are you saying that no one else works hard, no one else makes sacrifices and that all Russians are lawless? |
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krasatulya
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| I think he was simply refuting the idea/perception, with examples, that Americans live a comfortable life without doing anything for it. |
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odnor
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| I was just in Russia and the biggest differnc that I see is americans smile alot more than russians, Americans dress like slobs compared to russians, americans don't argue about prices on things while russiand argue about most prices. americans live in houses, russians live in flats and russians drink more alchol that americans or at least do it more in the open |
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surfguy
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| Quote: | | Surfguy are you saying that no one else works hard, no one else makes sacrifices and that all Russians are lawless? |
Not at all-people work very hard-just I think that there is a perception that Americans don't work hard and that we have it easy. This is not necessarily the case. |
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surfguy
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| odnor wrote: | | I was just in Russia and the biggest differnc that I see is americans smile alot more than russians, Americans dress like slobs compared to russians, americans don't argue about prices on things while russiand argue about most prices. americans live in houses, russians live in flats and russians drink more alchol that americans or at least do it more in the open |
I agree... |
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2k6
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| thanks for ur responses everyone ! |
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MrSpice
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| odnor wrote: | | I was just in Russia and the biggest differnc that I see is americans smile alot more than russians, Americans dress like slobs compared to russians, americans don't argue about prices on things while russiand argue about most prices. americans live in houses, russians live in flats and russians drink more alchol that americans or at least do it more in the open |
New Yorkers live in flats too. So, there are places in America where people live in flats. |
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