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2. If we consider ‘European’ to be a set of values rather let’s take a look at the World Values Survey which clusters the world into different cultural hubs.

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3. My point is that Russia looks at this conflict in a different way than we do. That is a fact.

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4. Still convinced it’s all Putin and not the Russian people? Take a look at this 2015 survey.

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While Russians are downbeat about their economy, they still strongly support President Vladimir Putin, have increasingly negative views of Western countries and leaders, and are nostalgic for the...

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5. And another

Not just Putin: Most Russians support the war in Ukraine

Many international commentators have pinned the blame for the Russian invasion of Ukraine solely on Vladimir Putin but the chilling truth is that an overwhelming majority of ordinary Russians also...

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6. Perhaps most importantly: do Russians think they’re European? Some do, some don’t: but they certainly don’t think of themselves as EU European. And that was my point last night.

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7. Last but not last. Saying somebody is different from you means you acknowledge the difference and respect it. Perhaps that is more important than… thinking everybody is just like you? Food for thought.

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Yes, but 75% of Russians live in the European side of Russia; population is not evenly distributed there. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_.?wprov=sfla1

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Thanks for your clear words last night!

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??? That’s like saying Denmark really is American because Greenland belongs to it. Ridiculous argument. Most inhabitants of the Russian federation live in Europe and policy is made in Europe too.

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It's not the point she made, it's her excuse she's coming up with. It's just good to know what kind of person she is.

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My look European... So how do your explain Moria, or puh backs. I think Russians are really really European in any regards. And Europeans are Humans, who try to wet them selfs apart by saying the are better than others.

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aus soziologischer sicht war es etwas unsauber, auch weil es "den russen" so ja nicht gibt. es geht hier stärker sowohl um die politische kultur als auch um das verhältnis von individuum zu gesellschaft/staat und im besonderen auch die militärische kultur

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I love it when people make racist statements and try to prove them with sources afterwards. What is the proportion of the Russian population divided between Europe and Asia? Is there evidence that Russians honour life less?

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Sie hat mich leider blockiert. Würde mir ja wünschen, dass sie auf meine

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Perhaps it also depends on the Russians' self-image. Presumably, educated citizens in the big cities see themselves more as Europeans, while others are more attached to the neo-Soviet ideology of a Greater Eurasia.

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also has interesting threads on this.

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First of all, princes of Moscow became strong and relevant by working as tax collectors for the Horde. Thus they concentrated enough resources and bought enough land to become the dominant state in Russia. So the rise of Moscow was largely due to external influence of the Tatars

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Dieser Thread ist genauso cool und normal wie die Talkshowaussagen

Marcel Nowicki

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