Thread: Chinese culture in russia

Is there any strong influnce of china in your country?

If we consider European part of Russia then I don't think so. I can't estimate China's influence on Far East since I don't live there, but I'm pretty sure it's not a big deal.

Originally Posted by patriot

Is there any strong influnce of china in your country?

Of course! BBK home videos are almost everywhere.

Originally Posted by patriot

Is there any strong influnce of china in your country?

There was a very interesting article regarding this topic from National Geographic that I just read about the Amur River, also known as the Black Dragon River in Chinese. I believe it came out in 1999.

There isn't much interaction, though it's growing. I recently met a girl from Khaborovsk who thought that there were far too many Chinese in her city and that many were coming illegally.

Chinese are actually importing dirt-cheap vodka into Russia now.

Supposedly in the Far East there is a rapidly growing Chinese population -- both legal and illegal (I think Chita, Amurskii, and Primorskii primarily?). I don't know if anybody TRULY knows what it is -- I've heard both that nationalists inflate it dramatically to scare people with an "invasion" of foreigners and that the government doesn't really know how big it is. Who really knows? But it is an issue in the rest of Russia, too. There was some controversy when the St. Petersburg governor announced plans for the creation of a "China town" section of SPb. And as for a relationship with the Chinese government, google "Shanghai Cooperation Organization."

ПЕЛЬМЕНИ!!!!

Originally Posted by Gerty

ПЕЛЬМЕНИ!!!!

No Chinese influence whatsoever.

Pelmeni are more like Finno-Ugric influence...

Pelmen' came from Udmurtian word pelnyan' (pel - a ear, nyan' - bread).

Well, may be udmurtians invented pelmeny, but who invented udmurtians?

I say keep it up - there are some damn fine chinese restaurants in Russia.

tdk

I was rather disappointed when i went to Kazan and saw only a brazen Japanese restaurant. Talk about letting the side down... Still, it also means there's a viable market...

Originally Posted by Slavophile

I was rather disappointed when i went to Kazan and saw only a brazen Japanese restaurant. Talk about letting the side down... Still, it also means there's a viable market...

In Kazan you can drink mare's milk and eat rice-krispie treat things that I forget the name of...

Originally Posted by Бармалей

Originally Posted by Slavophile

I was rather disappointed when i went to Kazan and saw only a brazen Japanese restaurant. Talk about letting the side down... Still, it also means there's a viable market...

In Kazan you can drink mare's milk and eat rice-krispie treat things that I forget the name of...

LCMs?

Chineses planning invasion to Russia.. Some parts of Russia already have their Chinese name in Chineses language. I haven't something against Chineses in China, but when some millions Chineses already in Russia - it's not good..

Meh, the ethnic answer to the 1860s annexations...

Originally Posted by Dimitri

The Chinese are planning an invasion of Russia.. Some parts of Russia already have their Chinese name_(since they are Chinese names, it's implied they are in Chinese). I haven't anything against the Chinese in China, but when some millions of Chinese are already in Russia - it's not good..

Originally Posted by basurero

Originally Posted by Dimitri

The Belgians are planning an invasion of Russia.. Some parts of Russia already have their Belgians name_(since they are Belgian names, it's implied they are in Belgian). I haven't anything against the Belgian in Belgium, but when some millions of Belgians are already in Russia - it's not good..

Belgians?