Russia, Do you know what is it???

It is for my research work! What do foreign people know about Russia. Please, answer these questions,

What is your attitude to Russia? do you like it?

What myths have you heard about Russia?

Thanks a lot!

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dear katowicegirl!

I wonder how many misconceptions exist about Russia…. especially it's not good to hear such words from polish girl..

The history we were imposed by supreme… we don't know who's right or wrong in reality and lot's of Russians don't believe Putin, why  you speak about what you don't know  

And about vodka: it is a great stereotype, russians are tired of  talking about  that…

http://www.englishbaby.com/forum/LifeTalk/thread/54174

What is your attitude to Russia? do you like it? I don't know very much about it, except for tiny bit of world history and what I've seen through media and cinema.

was you ever in our country and how many times& I am young and have never been, but would like to visit someday.

why did you decided to go to this particular country? I have never visited.

what do people say about Russia in your country? Not much..? In school we learn about the cold war.

what associations do you have with Russia? None? I like a Russian band though, their name is Serebro.
What myths have you heard about Russia? Myths? Uhm.. that russian males have big noses? And maybe that a lot of people are poor? ):

Half of Russia is inhabited by bears (they have big noses and are poor except for the summer season when there's much food to eat), and the other half – by hackers.

Cranberry, are you a bear or a hacker? Or a hybrid? :))

And I am Snegurochka! :))))

 Happy New year vam oboim))) Where have u seen poor bears?? WE ARE RICH!!! HAHA lol 

CranBerry,  MsX , EncorE

you're great Russians!!! I'm proud of you!!! it's not kidding…

Thank you, Eleniya and EncorE ! Happy New Year to you too! :))

hakimi, alas, Snegurochka's heart is cold to everybody, and to Lel, too. Look:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz85X6QIWA8&feature=related

There are many variations on this true story and all great scientists of Russia are having heated arguments about what actually happened to Snegurochka. I won't tell you all the story to prove that you are not right, Hakimi, I will only give a brief summary of the video from my previous post.

Well, listen:

Snegurochka asks Lel about the price of his song.

Lel answers "A kiss".

"Just a kiss?" Snegurochka is surprised, "Why are you selling yourself so cheap?"

"Hmm…" Lel is taken aback. "Well… Then you can give me a flower".

Snegurochka agrees and gives him a flower. Lel expects her to give him a rose, but  she gives him a thistle. At least, it looks like a thistle.

Lel sings her a song about a  little strawberry and a young girl who has neither a mother nor a father and brings bad luck.

Suddenly, he stops as he realises that he is really selling himself cheap and runs away from Snegurochka in search for other beautiful girls who will agree to give him a kiss and, maybe something more, but not just a thistle.

At the end of the story, Snegurochka really vanishes, but not because of Lel's songs, but because she fells in love with Mizgir.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAG654oRi0g&feature=related

This is how it really happened, Hakimi.

Ok, you will get your Red October chocolate, Hakimi. Just be patient!

Oh, all these amazing slavic legends when they were pagans till a christening of Russia… I love those times….