Russian economy floundering? No. The West has attempted to destroy it. The Russian GDP more than doubled since the end of the 1990's under Putin and Medvedev. Злорадство?
The Russian economy consists of gas, oil, auto manufacturing, mining, diamond mining, telecommunications equipment, aerospace manufacturing, paper, lumber, agriculture, robotics, ship building, fishing, defense weapon systems, banking, etc etc.
Economy of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRussia has more academic graduates than any other country in Europe. (And world leader in percentage of population with associate degree or higher: 54%, compared to 31% in UK).
Like it or no, Russia is - and will continue to be - a vital player in the global economy and a very important asset on the world stage.
LOL! Especially "9. будить медведей, чтобы их сфотографировать.". Poor bears, lol! I think that list is more for lulz than propaganda.
1. Capitalist mentality - Live and let die.
2. Communist/socialist mentality - Live and let live.
That's an extreme comparison but it's basically solid.
Anyway, I don't really believe that Союз Советских Социалистических Республик was a communist State. Soviet basically only means "council" and Socialist totally does mean "Socialist". The USSR was an escape from cruel treatment and hyper taxation. It transferred ownership from greedy oligarchs to the common people. Well imo, what's fair = when all working people are treated with equal respect and equal rewards.
Is it the fault of the mentally challenged that they can't achieve the skills to build industries or manage the banks? And if they work hard then should they be penalized for being disabled? I don't think so. So am I a "commie"? No. It's only that I equally respect all people who contribute to the socio-economic world that we live in.
Doctors Without Borders? How abuot People Without Borders (borders like classes based on skill levels or sheer luck).
But yeah, I do think it's very interesting to learn more about the USSR and to learn about it from people who lived there. I don't really know what form of government to call it but it did exist and it was responsible for Russia becoming a major player on the world stage.