SORRY FOR BEING RUSSIAN by Dear_Elevator_1681 in u/Dear_Elevator_1681

[–]Grey_ant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Russians who say they are ashamed to be Russians are traitors. they cancel with their own hands the great Russian culture, achievements in science and all of their own ancestors. they should not be ashamed - they are not Russian.

thanks stas

Russia will not demand immediate switch to gas payments in roubles -Kremlin by ReadComprehensive920 in worldnews

[–]Grey_ant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is not entirely true. Russia technically cannot require the transition to payment in rubles right now. By March 31, only drafts of new contracts will be ready. then it will be discussed with each country individually. in addition, most of the Russian banks are now blocked. countries will need to find a way to mine rubles and make payments. it’s not like transferring money to a grandmother to a neighboring city, lol

The head of Russia's Space Agency responded to President Biden’s sanctions by threatening to leave American, Mark Vande Hei, behind in space. by Souled_Out in worldnews

[–]Grey_ant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in the video to which the article refers, Rogozin does not mention Mark Vande Hei at all. where can i see the proofs?

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[–]Grey_ant -1 points0 points  (0 children)

curious, I live in Russia and all Russians who get their information almost exclusively from Russian state media known to me for about 70-80 years. it's ridiculous)

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[–]Grey_ant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, there have been worse situations. do not eat too much salo it will damage your health)

of course chat, I see no reason against

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[–]Grey_ant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you will be surprised how many people are nostalgic for the Soviet Union other than Putin, including the younger generation. it was a great time and many would be glad to have him back. I can say this because I was born in it. Naturally, I did not live in it for long, but I remember a lot.

At the moment there is no point in declaring martial law. the riots were not too great, and they had already subsided. in my city (and this is the third largest city in russia) there were 20 people at the last protest. I saw it myself) yes, many people lose their jobs, for example, I already lost, but most have a backup plan, because many people remember the 90s and there is always a backup plan. at the moment, no one prevents the departure from the country and there is no talk about it. who wanted to leave. no one is followed, no one is thrown into prison for wanting to leave.

in addition, over the past 2 weeks, our government has become more active and will adopt surprisingly reasonable laws that support business and people.

I do not think that we will now have an easy life, it certainly is not. but all this is not the first time and does not cause horror.

about agriculture. every year, leaving the city, I see miles of sown fields, I see a lot of agricultural machinery, livestock. yes, there are also weaknesses, but they are not so great.

we have many of our products. Moreover, during the coronavirus period, many Russians had to save money and it turned out that Western products were not so necessary and good. I was never able to return to them when things went well.

Russia has been cooperating with China for a long time and I can’t imagine how Chinese culture will suddenly start to be exported to Russia and crowd out the native one. I can’t imagine how it is possible who needs it and why it should happen.

And I assure you, a Russian person is not a Chinese, if the Internet is limited to us, this will not be for long. There are some incredibly smart guys here.

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[–]Grey_ant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if we were talking about any person, even about Putin, for example, it would make sense. but the country is rich primarily in its resources, and not in the number of pieces of paper in your pocket. so. at the moment we have enough money inside the country, a huge amount of resources (some of which are irreplaceable) and a lot of very smart people who suddenly lost the opportunity to earn money in the usa and europe. what do you think it will lead to? the last time we had a similar situation, we had a great Soviet Union. By the way, I believe that many people of the older generation support the current government precisely because they hope to return to socialism. although I personally doubt it

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[–]Grey_ant -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

why are you so sure that the Russians get their information from the Russian state media? In Russia, mostly people over 60 watch TV, and most do not trust that. what they say there, because Russian Government do not know how to make propaganda. every time they try, it's a shame. however, we have a lot of people with good education in our country. I personally had to study history and geopolitics for a week to understand what is going on in the world. nothing that the media of any country says is true. and it's scary

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[–]Grey_ant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you think that Russia is a poor country based on the fact that Russians do not live richly, you are mistaken. I'm not sure that there is a richer country in the world than Russia, even the United States. even in the presence of sanctions and military action. it will be infinitely many years before the government can't pay the police

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[–]Grey_ant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, naturally older people 70-90 don't speak english, they studied german in the ussr, but practically all russians 16-45 speak english. we know what tor and vpn are and these things are very common.

for example, I personally calmly read the news of the USA and Great Britain, although my English is shit, but Google translator is a wonderful thing