I feel if there is a god, it hates Russians. I'm not entirely sure what they did to deserve the enmity besides be Russians in Russia.

Their Church and Government suck worst than most.

I like the sound of their language.

There's certain aspects of Russia that I love, but I highly doubt I'd ever want to live there, because of socio-political matters.

It says a lot about modern Russia when, on balance, I can honestly say that the Soviet Union dissolving was a bad thing.

Russians taste great.

>>376841

Russian pussy tastes excellent, I can confirm this much.

It scares me to no end.

It's a large territory. Lots of stuff and still room for empty space.

It's a sad place with fascinating history, folklore, and (at one time culture).

What with China basically become capitalist and North Korea becoming some kind of grand parody of an actual country, I think people have started to forget how crazy Russia is. Fortunately, the internet is here to help.

Rasputin vs Stalin. Epic Rap …
Complete History Of The Soviet…
http://www.cracked.com/article_19128_7-reasons-vladimir-putin-worlds-craziest-badass.html
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-19-2013/how-i-meteored-your-motherland

>>376840
>on balance

Not quite understanding what you mean by that.

A kinda shitty Asian country.

>>376849
Considering the pros and cons of both systems.

I consider Boris Yelstin and his collaborators to be monsters who destroyed multiple nations.

>“They're professionals at this in Russia, so no matter how many Jell-O shots or Jager shooters you might have downed at college mixers, no matter how good a drinker you might think you are, don't forget that the Russians - any Russian - can drink you under the table.”
― Anthony Bourdain, A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

I love Russia. Especially since they've been uploading all these videos on Youtube lately.

i knew two russians in high school and they were exactly as insane as youd expect two russians stuck in alabama would be. it was so great.

My middle school, high school, and college were/are all filled with Russians. I can't stand them.

>>376869
>My middle school, high school, and college were/are all filled with Russians.
So do you live in Alaska or New York?

Why is Vladimir Putin the Internet's hero?

>>376898
Probably because he looks like a Bond villain. The fact that he spends so much time outdoors showing off his awesome bod probably doesn't hurt.

>>376919
>awesome bod
his pecs are deflating with age

>>376920
Oh yeah, that brings up a point: the thread title isn't really that accurate.

>>376898
Because he wants to be like Batman. No joke there.

DID SOMEBODY SAY... BIRTH MARKS?

YO I'M THE HOST WITH THE MOST GLASTNOST
ASSHOLES MADE A MESS AND THE WAR GOT COLD
SHOOK HANDS WITH BOTH RONALD'S:
REAGAN AND MCDONALD'S, NO DOUBT
IF YOUR NAME END WITH "IN"
TIME TO GET OUT
I HAD THE BALLS TO LET BARYSHNIKOV DANCE, PLAYA
TORN DOWN THAT WALL LIKE THE KOOLAID MAN (OH YEAH!)
YOU TWO NEED YOGA! (DA!)
YOU NEED A SHOWER! (DA!)
AND YOU ALL NEED TO LEARN HOW TO HANDLE REAL POWER!

I wear a black ushanka in the winter
I own Mosin Nagant
I have textbooks on Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft


Am I proletariat enough f-for you, Lenin-sama?

The Soviet Union is such a odd historical thing in that both its birth and its death can be called some of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century.

i like white russians because they put me closer in touch with my inner Dude

>>377007

Honestly, it scares me. It's like everyone with any kind of power in that country is a full-blown sociopath, most of their subordinates are psychopaths and there's an oppressed minority of sensible people stuck underneath. And thir recent millitary excersises in the baltic sea (sweden here) doesn't help at all.

Russian women look like Goddesses and their men look like fucking trolls. Like actual trolls.

I like their language because it sounds like orkish.

Their culture is contrary, fatalistic and self deprecating, which is fairly entertaining. Reminds me of the Japanese actually, although less overtly weird and far more violent.

Art and architecture is in the top 5 of all nations imo. History and mythology is fun. Get cool pics from urban exploration of desolate areas.

Their religion is pretty cool because their priests can enjoy sex, and because its so practical. Kind of like a protestant religion that doesn't suck and isn't extremist to the core.

Their economy is shit and needs work before it's even 2nd tier.

Their military has as many cool toys as USA, and isn't as much of a bully. Although they could really stand to tone it down a bit.

Government is fucking complex. It seems most of their day to day running is led by bureocrats in the pocket of maybe 50 or so oligarch and crime families. While the strategic running of the country is left over to underpaid mad researchers and ex-intelligence service guys running million-people underground complexes with fantastic and unbelievable artificial intelligences.


Putin is funny

>Mr. Putin what happened to the Kursk?
>It sank

>Mr. Putin what happened to Litvinenko?
>He was killed
>Who killed him Mr. Putin?
>A killer


Overall it strikes me as some B-movie or cheap dime store comic book from the 60s about how they expected the new millennium to look like. It's fun to watch from afar but I'd never want to live there. Not one of my favorite countries...

>>377007
Oh man they do not like that guy. Imagine if Reagan broke apart the country and sold half the economy to the Chinese. That's how bad they hate him.

>>377034
Insanity is a point of view. Comparing it to Sweden isn't really fair, most of your politicians are psychologically stable, almost every other country is full of crooks and maniacs.
I'm Canadian, for example, the guy in charge of my province owns a construction company which gets a large amount of government jobs building useless parks and shit... Graft is pretty common here and in 99% of the world.

>>377049
>Their military has as many cool toys as USA
> and isn't as much of a bully.
ok

>>377049
>Their military has as many cool toys as USA, and isn't as much of a bully
All large nations are bullies. Russia still tries to force its on interests upon the former Soviet bloc. Also, Russia != USSR in terms of military power. They've got a lot of MBT's and that's about it.

>>377049
>Imagine if Reagan broke apart the country and sold half the economy to the Chinese.
>Their military has as many cool toys as USA, and isn't as much of a bully.
>Kind of like a protestant religion that doesn't suck and isn't extremist to the core.
I'm not sure you know anything about Russia.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markadomanis/2013/05/04/russias-suicide-rate-continues-to-decrease/
Proof the system is working.

also there is some fantastically insane driving over there

www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMdLTd1l4E

>How do you feel about Russia, /baw/?

Very fucking mad.

>Russia Prepares Law to Ban ‘Gay Propaganda’

http://www.voanews.com/content/russia-law-gay-propaganda/1655417.html

I feel like Russia is gearing up to start killing its own people and oppressing them more visibly again.

Neo-cold war is coming.

>>377415
It never ended. It just got more players. Sort of like Game of Thrones.

I don't like their government's homophobic viewpoints.

However, there isn't a single country where I hate the people, even if I hate their government. Either I don't know a ton about the country, or what I know isn't anything bad. Russia's culture actually looks pretty fascinating.

>>377423
>However, there isn't a single country where I hate the people, even if I hate their government.
ITT A very decent person.

I came from it, and I hate it.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/hockey/2013/05/16/usa-russia-world-championships-hockey-nhl/2165347/

>>376869
>imagining one black guy in a class of stone-faced, differently dressed Putins all staring him down with Soviet indifference

>>377052
>that's about it.
lol if you really believe that

>>378216
some military examples, they lead in all forms of missile technology except some niche cruise missile uses. anti ship missiles, anti air missiles, anti tank missiles, ballistic missiles of all types... the theory behind their vehicle technology (air/ground/sea) is as good as american in all respects. their deployed vehicles mostly match, but in a few cases outmatch the capabilities of american equipment. and all for far less funding, which translates into better bureaucratic efficiency. conventionally they're only slightly behind america. wmd wise they're slightly ahead. so i dont see where your confidence comes from.

>>378241
Those aren't examples.

>>378252
You want names of each weapon?

>>378325
I want more than the same tired 'WE STOMP STUPID YANKEES ON SMALLER BUDGET, YES?' cold war level absurdity. Suppose any of that were true, who exactly is determining the equivalence or superiority in performance here?

>>378333
nice strawman, if you actually re-read my post you'll find i still think russia is second best. but they -are- second and they -did- get there far cheaper than anyone else.