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> Russians knew that they live in Europe This is not accurate. In the USSR and after its collapse, Russians generally don't consider themselves European. I als
by rcatcher 3y ago
> Russians knew that they live in Europe
This is not accurate. In the USSR and after its collapse, Russians generally don't consider themselves European. I also think this aligns more or less with how the rest of the world sees Russia if you consider the standards of living and the freedoms citizens have in Russia (e.g., no freedom of speech; not being able to freely travel to most of the world). On top of that, don't forget that geographically, most of Russia is in Asia.
- omrigan 3y agoRussia is a 100% European country. > standards of living Comparable and exceeding some countries in EU (e.g. Bulgaria) > freedoms citizens have in Russia (e.g., no freedom of speech) Some freedoms are there, some are not. Before 2022 it was similar to some parts of Europe. Also, freedom is not synonymous to Europe. > able to freely travel to most of the world It is not that bad. 127 visa-free countries, more than e. g. Montenegro, Moldova, Albaina - all of which are 100% European. > geographically, most of Russia is in Asia This is a meaningless argument. Britan was 90% not in Europe in the year 1912. But no one would say it was not European.
- wojciii 3y agoRussia is not an European country. It requires running water and indoor toilets for this. Also not being run by mafia. The current conflict is going to break it up into smaller chunks sooner or later. I'm going to enjoy watching it burn.
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- type0 3y agoEuropean Russia is limited to Saint Petersburg and some parts of Moscow, otherwise it's mostly mongolian by culture since the times of Golden Horde