Quote Originally Posted by Hanna View Post
The UK, where I am currently living, is suffering from the "post - empire" syndrome too..
I'd say russian "siffering" is more related with things inside the country. Russian people "suffer" mostly not because whole world stopped to afraid them, not because they "lost" Ukraine or Belorussia.
Russian sport has been destroyed. This Winter Olympic Games was the most terrible since Russia has been taking part in it.
Today in Russia there are more homeless children than in Great Patriotic War time.
Russia produces only 3% of world science intensive goods
Moskow State University wasn't included in top-200 universities in this year.

Personelly i think there are no things in Russia today which russians can be proud of. This is the reason of suffering.