The history of Kievan RusHistory

The history of Kievan Rus' is a complex and fascinating one, with the state playing a significant role in the development of Eastern Europe and the broader region. The origins of Kievan Rus' can be traced back to the late 9th century, when the Varangians (Vikings) established themselves in the region. The Varangians were a group of Scandinavian warriors and traders who had been active in Eastern Europe for several centuries. They established the city of Kyiv (also spelled Kiev) as their capi...

The history of RussiaHistory

The history of Russia is a long and complex one, with the first recorded settlements dating back to the 9th century. Over the centuries, Russia has been ruled by a variety of different empires, governments, and leaders, and has gone through many periods of expansion and contraction.

Slavic mutuality does not existUkraine

Slavic mutuality does not exist. I think that we ourselves in the former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic have become convinced of this, but other "Slavic" nations also know about it. Recently a Ukrainian friend sent me their attitude and historical facts about the "brotherhood" between Russia and Ukraine. Why do so many Ukrainians speak Russian?

Russia does not belong in Europe and the civilized worldCCCP

My hatred of all things Russian grows stronger every day. I have always considered Russia to be a peculiar country, drunk, raw, but proud and stable. I have admired Russia's many unprecedented achievements in the field of technology and a kind of almost steampunk-like path of development, not necessarily bad and in many ways surprisingly effective and functional.

The Russian army did not liberate usCCCP

I come from the former Czechoslovakia and I dare to say : The Soviet Union did not liberate us, it conquered us. We exchanged one occupier for another. I owe the Soviets (and Russia) absolutely nothing, not even for fighting the Germans. It is little mentioned that the Soviets sided with the Nazis and joined the Allies only because the Nazis betrayed and invaded them. I might have been more forgiving if they had behaved like the US and left us democracy and freedom after the war, but that d...

The wealth of the Soviet Union ?Russia

The Soviet Union dealt such an economic and technological blow to the Wall Street imperialists that when I came there in 1989 on a student exchange, my family rode a motorcycle with a sidecar (it was probably a copy of a motorcycle designed sometime in the 1940s-50s) and the store had sugar and butter (i.e., a limited amount) on the tickets. This was the economic miracle of Russia in practice, as I experienced it first hand just before the entire Eastern Bloc collapsed. So I don't understand ...

U.S. Military should get Nobel Peace PrizeArmy

As a native citizen of the former Czechoslovakia, I have to say that I was quite affected by the Russians' invasion of our territory. Just like the Ukrainians now when the Russians took Crimea from them.

Russians vs SovietsArmy

Russia ceased to exist on 30 December 1922, when it was replaced by the Soviet Union. That night all Russians took to the skies and were replaced by their evil clones, the so-called Soviets, with whom they have nothing in common !!! The Soviet regime existed until 26 December 1991, when all the Soviets evaporated from the face of the Earth and were replaced by the Russians, who until then had been happily and unsuspectingly hibernating in the Earth's orbit.

The Russian army is a jokeArmy

The entire Russian military program is crashing to the ground. Kuznetsov is rusting in Murmansk, SU-57 is not ready, they showed Armata, but they have started flat modernization of t72,t90. Tupolev, which is to develop the PAK DA, has been tasked to modernize the TU160.