where is Russia going?
The Soviet Union completely collapsed economically in 1991, the Russian people had inherited a drunk and more nuclear weapons than anyone else in the world, shortly after the fall a McDonalds was almost instantly opened in Moscow!
Shortly afterwards Yeltsin led the Russians into a horrible war in Chechnya starting in 1995 thousands of Russians were sent fighting in a Vietnam like war where the enemy was everywhere and at the same time nowhere, it looked as if Russia was going to have a horrible future with recession plaguing the people.
Then in 2000 saw the introduction of Vladamir Putin, after Yeltsin died Putin called him a hero stating he helped the Russian people get their freedom, the Russian Federation looked alien from the past Soviet times in the early 21st century, proved by the music videos like the one below (from t.A.T.u) with heavy sexual undertones:
Since the start of the Putin era Russia has a major sphere of influence on its former Soviet satellite states now having gained their independence, several of which despise Russia and several adopting western governments or joining NATO, an organization designed to repel a Soviet invasion of Western Europe during the Cold War which shouldn't exist anymore since Russia should be a friend or ally of the west since it has the same goals and desires a multi polar world between it and the United States so it can help influence smaller nations in their desired way of shaping the world.
However relations were strained in August of 2008 when the Georgians led a bloody attack under the cover of the 8th of August Olympic games against South Ossetia inhabitated mainly by Russian passport holders and begun attacking the civilian populace, this all happened since a a pro western government was put into power in 2004 along with a defence minister who was an Israeli who trained the Georgian soldiers!
And as if that wasn't bad enough Georgia a tiny nation right below Russia's noses has joined NATO.
However Medvedev wants nuke restrictions, Russia has 14,000 nukes, that is more than all of the nukes combined of all of the west, and are probably have their finger more tightly around the trigger considering nations like Georgia and the Ukraine are joining NATO.
So where is Russia going?
The Russia of today and the one that was established in 1991 are quite different, Russia today matters in world affairs, but what does the future of this massive nation hold, nuclear disarmament or confrontation, or after being neglected from the west will the east close off from the west once again dividing the world?
Russia has formed close trade and military alliance with the Peoples Republic of China, will this eventually lead to a unification into the new east?
All this being said whatever happens in Russia's future it will be interesting to watch!
Shortly afterwards Yeltsin led the Russians into a horrible war in Chechnya starting in 1995 thousands of Russians were sent fighting in a Vietnam like war where the enemy was everywhere and at the same time nowhere, it looked as if Russia was going to have a horrible future with recession plaguing the people.
Then in 2000 saw the introduction of Vladamir Putin, after Yeltsin died Putin called him a hero stating he helped the Russian people get their freedom, the Russian Federation looked alien from the past Soviet times in the early 21st century, proved by the music videos like the one below (from t.A.T.u) with heavy sexual undertones:
Since the start of the Putin era Russia has a major sphere of influence on its former Soviet satellite states now having gained their independence, several of which despise Russia and several adopting western governments or joining NATO, an organization designed to repel a Soviet invasion of Western Europe during the Cold War which shouldn't exist anymore since Russia should be a friend or ally of the west since it has the same goals and desires a multi polar world between it and the United States so it can help influence smaller nations in their desired way of shaping the world.
However relations were strained in August of 2008 when the Georgians led a bloody attack under the cover of the 8th of August Olympic games against South Ossetia inhabitated mainly by Russian passport holders and begun attacking the civilian populace, this all happened since a a pro western government was put into power in 2004 along with a defence minister who was an Israeli who trained the Georgian soldiers!
And as if that wasn't bad enough Georgia a tiny nation right below Russia's noses has joined NATO.
However Medvedev wants nuke restrictions, Russia has 14,000 nukes, that is more than all of the nukes combined of all of the west, and are probably have their finger more tightly around the trigger considering nations like Georgia and the Ukraine are joining NATO.
So where is Russia going?
The Russia of today and the one that was established in 1991 are quite different, Russia today matters in world affairs, but what does the future of this massive nation hold, nuclear disarmament or confrontation, or after being neglected from the west will the east close off from the west once again dividing the world?
Russia has formed close trade and military alliance with the Peoples Republic of China, will this eventually lead to a unification into the new east?
All this being said whatever happens in Russia's future it will be interesting to watch!
Labels: chechnyan war, fall of the ussr, russia
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