A horrible people and country. Obviously my biases play a part in that, but they do a damned good job reinforcing the stereotypes.
My age, homeland and class. I hid under my desk in grade school because of Russians. I understand there was a lot of propaganda in that and that the US/West isn't innocent and that we are not always the "good guys". I also understand that >90% of Russians hate the gays and that they were total dicks in Georgia and are being total dicks in Ukraine. Yes, the US has invaded countries too for less than stellar reasons and we can talk all about that in the "Opinion of the US" thread. I also understand that they've done some art a lot of people appreciate, but can't you say that about every long populated place?
What are some non-art related reasons to like Russia or Russians? Sputnik, the Vanera project and their part in the space race and space in general to this day are good things. I would assume the Soviets probably advanced a few other fields, but with a horrible price tag.
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