Way to Russia Talk Lounge

blaked · Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject:

Is this Bourne Identity fellow trolling or is he just an addle-brained commie loser? America doesn't really influence Russia, although it may have for a while under Yeltsin when Gaidar et. all were relying on the advice of 'gurus' from Harvard. Russia even kicked out the Peace Corps... Russia has its own overseas sphere of influence, although it is limited to Western Moldova, Abkhazia, Southern Ossetia, Armenia, Crimea and the Donbas region. Countries within the US sphere are easily recognized because they feature American military bases and receive aid. Russia isn't even in the WTO. Russians commonly believe that the liberal parties - mainly SPS and Yabloko - were dominated by foreign agents.

Russia will never allow itself to become controlled by China. Why do you think Russia doesn't have a professional army? They need conscripts to guard the borders and keep the yellow stain out of Siberia.

PC · Just Starting Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 1

Talking of armies, I would like to ask about military service in Russia (ie, duration, can you choose freely between Army, Navy or Air Force &c), and what image do the Russians have of their military today? I heard the Navy was criticized after the Kursk thing

Mogsfan · WayToRussified Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 490

YuG · Just Starting Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 5

You have all gone too far from main subject of this corner of waytorussia.net.
Sorry for telling this, but even i cant see You, i can see hate in Your eyes....
As typing this from small Serbia, i just cant not to put few lines here, amazed how similar history we had, and are having.After all, arent we all Slavs? Dont we have same blood running? :)
As being one of NATO possible victims, cant tell that i like "heads"" of west much. I can thank allmighty for being able to type now this to you. Such things im sure will never happen to Russia.
Seems we have incommon not to like US and most of things from there. I spoke with russians who cant forgive and forget that also, really this little country Serbia was raped.
hmm
seems im getting addicted. better to stop now

gr_ · Just Starting Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1

Camrade · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:19 am Post subject:

2gr_

You seem to be russian Smile

absolutely agree with you..
but still being a student I attend army courses in the university, that's interesting to test AK-47 in life Wink

vorteks · Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:30 am Post subject:

Is the extension of the European Community to countries formerly in the soviet block regarded more as a threat to russian cultural influence in the area or more as an oportunity of economic development for the neighboring russia?

How is the European Community regarded by russians, I mean the concept of federation of states not based on the idea of nation, with very low capacities of military interventions, but bound by very strong economic and financial links (common currency ,economic rules and constitution)...Is it regarded as a foolish concept, especially when this entity has no united political ideas about how to percieve other competing economic powers, oposing those that assure their defense, or an interesting experiment of how a global economy should work, distranciated from idelogies?

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Skip · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:28 pm Post subject:

Camrade · Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:37 am Post subject:

2Skip
*applause*

vorteks · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:

Skip · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:

Name calling and cat fighting is far more interesting... especially when it's the spineless frog -v- a bulldog... just let me know when you want me to turn you into a laughing stock again won't you...

MrSpice · Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3436

I would think that if Russia was indeed the puppet of the US it would have truly free market system, declaration of independence, 3 branches of government separated from each other, true respect of the private land ownership and private enterprise and representative jury court system. Truly, the Russian government could not have nationalized all major TV networks as well as the most successful private oil company. Russia would certainly not help Iran build a nuclear reactor if it was a puppet of the US. I don't think it would limit new oil exploration to majority-owned Russian firms, as it recently did. Russia does so many thinks in a very pro-soviet, un-american way in its economy and its foreign policy that it's hard to imagine if it can be called a puppet of the US by serious thinking person.

UkrainianPoljak · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:00 am Post subject:

Come on we are all Slavs. Plus we all came from the same area. We are the same people. Russia is our motherland. Laughing

Jutrzenkapolska · VIP Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 534

There is a substancial difference. Confused

I don't know about you but I don't feel so very Russian or Ukrainian. They have somewhat the same mentality, values, tastes and language, to be sure.