A country with more than a thousand years of history, experiencing ups and downs, liberating the Slavs in Europe and building socialism around the world. The largest in area, multinational, with rich mineral resources - all this refers to modern Russia.
Instructions
Step 1
A divided country. In 1991, the Soviet Union officially disintegrated. Russia and 14 more newly formed states appeared. Does this mean that 15 countries have appeared instead of one? If we trust Western experts who helped us build a democratic society, who advised our deputies in drafting the constitution, who translated our economy on a liberal track, then yes. The Soviet Union was a historical mistake that linked the life of the peoples of 15 different countries for 70 years. Agreeing with Western experts or not is a purely personal matter. Patriots, in spite of the nationalists, still consider Ukrainians and Belarusians to be part of the Russian people, and the peoples of Central Asia are close relatives of full-fledged citizens of Russia - Tatars and Bashkirs.
Step 2
Home for different nations. Russia is, just like several centuries ago, a multinational country. Perhaps someone would like to see Russia exclusively Russian or something else, but the fact is that the territory occupied by Russia has historically been inhabited by many different peoples - Russians, Tatars, Bashkirs, Chuvashes, Chechens. If you list them all, then the list will be very impressive. And, although the share of Russians in Russia is quite large (about 81%), it is impossible to call our country mono-national. We must reckon with the interests of all residents of our common home, both in politics and in everyday life.
Step 3
A rich country with a poor population. The fact that Russia possesses significant reserves of natural resources is beyond doubt. However, if you look at the life of ordinary people somewhere in the outback, then the question arises, what does all this wealth go to? Do not forget that according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993, "Land and other natural resources can be in private, state, municipal and other forms of ownership." That is, since 1993, the green light was given to the oligarchs who privatized natural resources. That is why the gasoline is so expensive and the plane tickets. According to the Constitution, they are not obliged to share with the people. Until 1993, national natural resources could not be in private hands.
Step 4
Cultural decline. If you look at the history of Russian culture, you get a feeling of pride for the Fatherland - our fellow countrymen - Tchaikovsky, Pushkin, Diaghilev, Aivazovsky, Stanislavsky - were noted in almost all leading genres. It is difficult to say about the successes of today's culture. Popular culture has penetrated through television and the Internet into the vast majority of Russian families. Now our culture is low-quality copies of Western TV series, comedy performances, vulgar music videos. Part of the literature remains at a relatively high level, but regular women's softcover novels are not included.
Step 5
The end of the technical backlog? Some Russians often like to criticize the country for the fact that we do not produce anything - all the equipment is imported, clothes too. But not only jeans and phones should be used to assess the country's capabilities. Russia has its own excellent planes (Superjet), helicopters (Mi), laptops (Roverbook), SUVs (Tiger), even smartphones (Yotaphone, for example). It is enough just to look at the exhibition of innovative new products and you can significantly change the idea of modern Russia. What can we say about weapons, which have always remained one of the best in the world.
