If I Remember, Russia, 20 Or 30 Years Ago, You'd Get Shot Trying To Leave. Today, Russian Tourists Are All Over The World. You Have Russian Oligarchs With Big Yachts All Over The World.
You Know, Russia Today Is, What, 200 Million People? In Land Mass, It's Probably 50 Times The Size [of Japan], In Natural Resources A Hundred Times The Size! Russia's Not Doing All That Badly. The Public There - Not Everybody - But They Have Things That The West Offered, [that] Were Only Available In The West A Long Time Ago.
The Russian Economy Is Way Down Because Of The Price Of Oil, And Because The Ussr Was A Big Chunk Of It.
Revolutions In Prussia Are Started By Kings, And Since It Is A Revolution, It Is Better To Start It Ourselves Than To Suffer Of It
Your Map Of Africa Is Really Quite Nice. But My Map Of Africa Lies In Europe. Here Is Russia, And Here... Is France, And We're In The Middle - That's My Map Of Africa.
Even The Most Favorable Outcome Of The War Will Never Lead To The Decomposition Of The Main Forces Of Russia, Which Is Based On Millions Of Russian ... The Latter, Even If They Break Up International Treaties, Just As Quickly Re-connect With Each Other, Like Pieces Of A Particle Of Mercury.
Do Not Expect That Once Taking Advantage Of Russia's Weakness, You Will Receive Dividends Forever. Russian Has Always Come For Their Money. And When They Come - Do Not Rely On An Agreement Signed By You, You Are Supposed To Justify. They Are Not Worth The Paper It Is Written. Therefore, With The Russian Is To Play Fair, Or Do Not Play.
The Marxist Analysis Has Got Nothing To Do With What Happened In Stalin's Russia: It's Like Blaming Jesus Christ For The Inquisition In Spain.
I Love Really, Really Deep, Dark-as-russia Storylines. I Love Supernatural Aspects. I Grew Up With Ghost Stories.