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What's good about Russia?
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Kimchi Cha Cha



Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: was Suncheon, now Brisbane

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VirginIslander wrote:
Ten million more women than men.


I've always heard how Russia has far more women than men. I know that on average worldwide, granted there's selective abortions, 105 boys are born to every 100 girls and this usually evens up to 100-100 around the ages of 18-25, after which usually in most populations there are more women than men.

But, Russia seems to have a far greater imbalance than most countries. Is it to do with alcoholism and heart failure, many Russian men dying young due to alcoholism and heart problems?

Russia has contributed a lot in the fields of art, dance, science, space exploration and sports. But, the Russia of today seems a very divided, violent, angry, uncertain and depressing place. Hopefully, it will find its feet again.
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jinju



Joined: 22 Jan 2006

PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kimchi Cha Cha wrote:
Hopefully, it will find its feet again.


Hopefully it will degenerate and fall apart.
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Guri Guy



Joined: 07 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now you are hacking on Russia Jinju?

Quit drinking the Haterade. Wink
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mithridates



Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guri Guy wrote:
Now you are hacking on Russia Jinju?

Quit drinking the Haterade. Wink


Oh, he's been hacking on Russia for quite some time now.
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Treefarmer



Joined: 29 May 2007

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

communism was a great achievement, even tho it didn't work, you could also argue that capitalism didn't work in america and europe, and is an even bigger *beep* up in russia

soviet russia was responsible for a lot of good as well as bad, if you think about the size of the place, and the difficulties that the geography of it throws up, the fact that they had zero unemployment and everyone was entitled to free education and healthcare is pretty amazing
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