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youngsum:
how can I join?

It's possible, but you don't need it. Drones fly endlessly there, and the living force doesn't last long.

ikeno:
Why do Putin keep getting elected. His he really helping the Russian citizens with all the sanctions imposed by US and most European countries

That's the plan. The plan is to keep it there until 2036. It doesn’t matter at all whether Putin or any other person will be president. Regardless of the car, the road you drive on is the same. That's how older people vote; they'll simply put someone else in charge after Putin. Perhaps they will make a "youth" candidate who will appeal to the youth and they will sincerely vote for him, not realizing that the government will not change at all. Or they will simply appoint the mayor of Moscow to the post of president, although the mayor is also already old. Elections don't work like that in Russia or anywhere else in the world. It's all a scam. They manipulate the votes however they want, and Biden won't let them lie.

backtalkG:
I hear there's reward of permanent residency for joining the red army. How true please

They probably just mean the Russian army. Nowadays, they give millions of rubles for signing a contract, and they write off debts. Well, there are also lifelong benefits, cheap mortgages, and lots of bonuses for children - free education and healthcare. So, yes, they give you money to buy yourself an apartment. Plus, they pay a lot per month. They give you about $50,000 upfront and another $5,000 per month. Plus bonuses that can reach outrageous amounts.

badaru911:
.., Saying nothing but the truth.. Is Russia a racist country towards blacks. If you were to judge by percentage, what percentage are you going to give Russia out of from 0%-100%?..

I don't think so, let it be 30% - representatives of the older generation and skinheads. We don't have a lot of black people, mostly students, but no one treated them badly. I studied in a group with people of different nationalities, lived in a dorm with different people from all over the world, there were no conflicts regarding race or nationality. I think the situation is the same as in Europe as a whole, if you consider Germany or Paris to be racist countries. Russia is also among them. Only here we have noticeably fewer black people. During my entire day of walking around Moscow, I saw about 10 people with black skin. In the south the situation is different, there is a larger black population, especially near dormitories and universities. I don't know, I wouldn't think badly of someone just because their skin is darker than mine. That's nonsense.

RealityKings1:
Hello bro! in 2016 some people of Nigerian igbo extraction brought a Ponzi scheme called MMM to Nigeria.

I lost over 250,000 (15,905 Russian Ruble) to them. They later said the MMM ponzi was by a Russian guy Sergio Mavrodi that launched the MMM.

1. I want my money back
2.. Have you heard the name Sergio Mavrodi before?

Hi. Of course I heard. I'll tell you right away that you won't get your money back in any way. In our country, Sergei Mavrodi organized MMM in 1989. Then there were several more attempts, the last one, I think, in 2008. Or in 2012. Followers still launch MMM every few years. At the first pyramid, Mavrodi was so rich and influential that he delivered the New Year's address on TV instead of the president... And he had money equivalent to approximately 2/3 of the country’s GDP or simply 2/3 of the entire country’s money, I don’t remember. This money was then transported in huge vehicles and simply disappeared. Mavrodi himself had a huge stake in Gazprom, which, as I understand it, was confiscated for debts. And he was a lifelong debtor. He served four years and left prison with a staggering debt. He streamed and told interesting stories. He's actually an interesting guy, he didn't even deceive anyone, he just said that you would lose all your money, but they still brought him the money. From this point on, he was always surprised at how the human brain works and how so many idiots really believes in fairy tales. He talked about the financial apocalypse, that when every person in the world invests money in his pyramid, ordinary money will be meaningless because his tickets will be used. and the system would turn in on itself—that would mean the collapse of capitalism as a whole. He used to say that even back then, the world had enough resources to provide a comfortable life for everyone; it was just that capitalists were siphoning off so much money for themselves. Anyway, there’s a lot more to the story. He passed away in 2018.

Kobojunkie:
How many different ethnic groups are in Russia? How many different languages are spoken in Russia? How old is Russia really... not the propaganda but the facts? 😒😒

We have a multinational country, about 150 nationalities live in it. Mostly locals, few visitors. They are now actively importing workers from Central Asia... From Korea. In different languages. Well, I walked around Moscow, and it was mostly Russian, sometimes English, Armenian, and Jewish. Among the local peoples with their own languages are the Bashkirs, Tatars, Yakuts, Chechens, Dagestanis, Ingush, Karelians, there are many of them. The population is mostly Russian, there are also a lot of Ukrainians and Belarusians in Russia, you can recognize them by their speech, lol. By the way, there are a lot of foreigners at universities, I don’t know why they study if they have a very poor understanding of the language. And they fall in Russian.

The state emerged under Rurik in the 800s. Before this, there were simply scattered Slavic tribes. Then back and forth, becoming an empire, in 1917 the Soviet Union. Then already in 1991 Russia. Russia is considered the successor to the Soviet Union and has paid off all its debts, unlike some countries that have simply given up. And that is why I believe the state has existed since Rurik. It's just that those who say that Russia has existed since 1991 are nonsense. Only the political system and borders have changed, the people haven't changed, the capital is the same, the people are the same. The language is the same. The money is the same rubles. And the culture is the same as under the Soviet Union and under the empire.

AcadaWriter0:
Just throwing out a question: Does the Kremlin have a secret weapon for boosting Russian prestige?

It all depends on the Western countries. Nobody cares about prestige. You can give away endless amounts of money, forgive loans, and people will still hate you. You can literally suck out resources endlessly, leaving not a drop for the local population, and they will love you. Literally whatever they say online is what the image will be; it's profitable to portray Russia as a Judas right now. All the troubles are because of it. Then the time will come when all this will be forgotten, as it was with the President of Syria. At first they called it a dangerous terrorist state, now it is a respected progressive jihadist and a foreign partner. It all happens quickly, and people will be told what's going on. The crowd will quickly embrace the new reality. But our political strategists don't bother with this; they're establishing connections with BRICS, and Europe itself is going crazy.

MONEY247:
How much is ijebu garri in Russia

I googled it and it's your local West African product. Neuronka compared it to oatmeal, a kilogram of oatmeal costs about 80 cents.

QuinQ:
You are actually comparing innovations of US in the last 10 years to that of Russia, which is truly zero. Wonders shall never end!

Okay. I've given you exactly the same innovations as in the US, adding two developments at the end that have no analogues in the world.You say these aren't innovations. Then your first comment about the US and its innovations is just as devalued by you. Logical dead end, argue with yourself.

orisa37:
DO YOU WANT WW3?
AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
HOW CAN XI AND TRUMP BEG YOU TO STOP YOUR PRESENT MOVES?

Nobody in the world wants World War III. Ordinary people, not politicians. In my opinion, in politics everything is decided for decades to come. I don't believe in nuclear war, at least it is being dismantled very much. Whatever happens, happens. I see the 20s as years of crises. We haven't seen famine yet, but it's heading that way. Trump is trying his best to jack up energy prices, which will drive up energy and food costs. There will be famine. We have already seen diseases, wars, and famine remains. In my opinion, the Third World War is already underway, just not like before. There is no point in mobilizing everyone and sending them to the slaughter. Proxy wars, drone wars, economic wars, suffer not literally from the weapons, but from the consequences. Europe is becoming militarized now, but that's ridiculous. NATO is falling apart, the US is abandoning Europe, and Europe is forced to do something about it itself. Sooner or later this will all end, the Germans will not dare to go against Russia for the third time, unless they are complete idiots. Moreover, their party is changing, many people think that terrible Nazis will come to power there, but in fact, the party representative is literally a lesbian who is married to a migrant from Pakistan. But I heard they're pro-Putin, so they'll be fighting not with terrorists for resources, but with Russia. Which benefits everyone in Europe. That's how I see it.

Shuzzi:
Not really a political question though

I'm just curious about the general opinion of Russians (preferably the younger generation) regarding Putin.

Thank you for the interesting question. Honestly, I think the younger generation is more left-wing than the older one. We used to have "Navalny" who was liked by a lot of young people. Now we have the Yabloko party, which is also popular with young people, a very, very left-wing party. And so there are those who love Putin, those who don’t like Putin. It doesn't matter, the power is nominal. It's accepted worldwide that there should be a single ruler representing the country, and here we have Putin. The real power lies with the security forces, and they will figure out what to do in 2036 so that everyone quietly and peacefully accepts the new president. But overall, I think young people aged 16-25 don't support Putin. About 70% to 30%.

QuinQ:
No, no, nooo, US roads and renovating them are NOT achievements. Innovation is the achievement
Maybe you misunderstood the question:
What INNOVATIVE achievement has,Rusdia had or led this past 10 years?
Answer: ZERO!

I didn't understand about innovations in roads, okay. Then we also remove AI, science cities, and other nonsense that Russia already has its own. I know two things, but I'll leave it for the end, I'll ask the AI if you don't want to do it yourself. I first asked about innovation. The answer I got was a quantum computer running on fluxoniums, okay. Next is AI, in medicine, something biospeak, an ultrasonic scalpel.While this doesn't sound like innovation, it's in every home, right? There goes on about space, nuclear energy, the Siberian ring photon source, whatever that means. And then I asked him to come up with innovations that don’t exist in the world. The Poseidon apparatus is some kind of underwater unmanned thing with a nuclear power plant. Burevestnik missile with unlimited range and a nuclear battery. The wearable tomograph (GPT) should not be confused with the portable one, which is available in other countries and is much heavier. A robot for treating brain tumors with ultrasound... Okay... A portable bioprinter for wounds, but he writes that other countries are also developing something similar.Again, the quantum computer is mentioned and compared to IQM And it is written that they are comparable. There is also mention of a vaccine against COVID, which, by the way, has actually proven itself. But what I liked most was the synchrotron, whatever that means. It hasn't been mentioned here for some reason, but cancer vaccines have been around for years, and pills that extend the lives of animals. I also wanted to write about the nuclear-radiation accelerator for generating neutrons. But I don't know if it's already in use or just being tested.

QuinQ:
Just stating facts.
Basically Russia has,achieved nothing since 2016.
Unless you call the failed invasion of Ukraine an achievement.
Ok, Vodka is an achievement of sorts, but that didn't happen in the past decade. MMM and that Russian guy that was seducing and videoing African ladies are achievements of sorts too but I think we can be forgiven for not counting them here!

Did AI respond to you about Russia's achievements? Or did someone tell you your opinion online? I literally wrote that if you consider AI's great achievement to be the race, its place in the economy, roads, and other nonsense, then in Russia everything is fine with that. We have two large LLMs, some smaller ones, and we're fourth in the economy. Roads are built regularly. In my home region, roads are renovated every four years, and they don't wear out quickly enough. And this isn't the capital, where the pavement is replaced every year. If US roads are an achievement for you, how about the annual re-pavement of Moscow's streets? Several metro stations open each year, from Moscow to neighboring cities. What's the situation with the US subway system? You're very biased, I don't know why or wherefore. But just try not to talk about things you don't know. You literally have access to the internet. You wrote to me about the US's achievements over the past 10 years. And you're saying Russia doesn't have them. Well, ask the same question about Russia, one-on-one. What is your problem? Even the same can be said about the United States, with its failed invasion of Afghanistan, the genocide of the Serbs, the endless proxy wars, and the failed invasion of Iran. But I'm not blaming the US for everything they do, I'm not saying the US has no achievements. For me, it's just the AI race, the roads, lol, those aren't achievements. Medicine, science cities, and so on. This is simply the development of the state. And Russia is developing just as systematically as the US and China. I might surprise you, but Yandex had some of the largest data centers in the world before it split into two companies. By the way, the attitude towards the terrible and nightmarish Russian Yandex, which has achieved nothing, is clear. And cool independent Nebius Group. Be careful not to get confused. Was Nvidia a great achievement for you? What do you think of this?

QuinQ:
Any country?
Ok, just off the top of my head, let's consider UK or US. Let's consider US:


The decade spanning 2016 to 2026

Artificial Intelligence, and Advanced Computing.
The explosion of advanced computing since 2016 stands as the most rapid technological transformations in world history.The AI Revolution and Agentic Systems: Following the public breakthrough of generative AI in late 2022, the private sector—led by US tech giants like Google and NVIDIA—scaled AI from basic text models into complex "agentic systems".
By 2026, AI agents are capable of autonomously conducting data modeling and replicating years of laboratory research in days.Semiconductor Onshoring: Through a combination of targeted public legislation (such as the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act) and aggressive tariff strategies, the US triggered hundreds of billions in domestic manufacturing. This includes massive, historic private commitments like TSMC investing $100 billion in Arizona semiconductor hubs.

Quantum Computing on the Cloud: Since launching the first quantum computer on the cloud in 2016, US researchers have advanced past pure experimentation into "software-defined quantum computing". In 2026, hybrid classical-quantum systems are actively solving previously intractable problems in logistics and materials science.

Aerospace and Orbital Commercialization.
The relationship between NASA and the private aerospace sector has completely reshaped global space exploration.The Artemis Era: Publicly, NASA successfully inaugurated the Artemis program, sending the uncrewed Artemis I around the Moon and paving the way for the historic Artemis II crewed lunar flyby missions.Commercial Space Infrastructure: Space transitioned from strictly government-run territory to a thriving commercial market. With NASA funding support, private firms have advanced commercial space stations. Private-sector milestones like Axiom Space's highly successful private astronaut missions (like Axiom Mission 4) feature rigorous international science experiments.

Energy Production and Sustainability.
The US achieved unparalleled global energy dominance while simultaneously scaling alternative tech.Record Resource Production: Driven by domestic deregulation and expanded drilling rights, the US achieved record-breaking domestic oil and natural gas production, securing its place as a top global exporter and shipping a record 100+ million metric tons of LNG in a single year.Battery and Extraction Breakthroughs: In the private market, companies revolutionized the domestic clean energy supply chain. By 2026, Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) moved out of the lab into commercial scale, using advanced membrane technology to recover lithium from brine in hours rather than months, massively reducing the land and water footprints of battery manufacturing.

Healthcare, Biotech, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.
The US medical landscape saw drastic shifts, balancing public funding with unprecedented biopharma scaling.Synthetic Biology & Programmable Cells: Reaching a turning point in 2026, US biotech companies successfully scaled synthetic biology, creating "programmable living cells" that act as microscopic factories to manufacture custom therapies and target diseases on demand.Onshored Biomanufacturing: Major pharmaceutical companies poured tens of billions back into the domestic economy. This includes landmark expansions like Eli Lilly and Company's $27 billion injection into U.S.-based manufacturing plants and a $70 billion domestic manufacturing push from Pfizer.Public Health Access & Regulatory Wins: Over the decade, public programs like the Affordable Care Act drastically lowered the uninsured rate, while federal agencies moved to remove restrictive "blackbox" warnings on critical treatments (such as menopause hormone therapies) to expand women's health access.

Domestic Infrastructure and Economic Shifts.
A massive wave of capital deployment completely revitalized physical infrastructure and heavy manufacturing.Civil Works Modernization: Public infrastructure acts funneled critical funding into over 200,000 miles of upgraded roads, 12,000 bridge repairs, and the replacement of 500,000 hazardous lead pipes across American communities.Blue-Collar & Factory Revival: A dramatic reduction in federal regulations alongside corporate tax overhauls sparked a massive blue-collar manufacturing comeback. Private job gains saw massive surges, with manufacturers recording explosive demand for data center construction, defense production, and advanced electrical manufacturing.

Look, I get it. I'm not going to argue with AI. If your definition of achievement is "Nvidia did something to Google and created AI," then Russia is currently fourth in the world in the AI race, according to AI. It wasn't a Russian AI that answered me, and it wasn't in Russian, if you're thinking about bias. If this is an achievement for you, then go ahead.

Now you can simply copy your entire message, paste it into a new GPT chat, and ask, "Create a similar summary of Russia over the past 10 years." He'll be perfectly happy to tell you what you want to hear. He also answered me about scientific cities, and about new roads (by the way, they really are updated every 4 years), and about satellites, and about life extension. It's all there, go for it.

QuinQ:
You answered well and honestly.
In other words Russia has achieved a big, fat, NOTHING!

Okay, give me an example of any country in the world whose achievements over the past 10 years you admire. And what are those achievements?

HeatSeeker:
you mean you drank Ukrainian vodka?! You must be real adventurer. Have you ever been to Ukraine

Never had it. It was sold freely here until at least '22. I didn't even know it was Ukrainian vodka. Then it just disappeared from the stores, oh well. I looked at Ukraine on Google Maps, looking at different cities. It's all the same. There's beautiful Kyiv in the center, and then there are ugly villages. It's the same old story. There's not much difference in architecture. Even in eastern Poland and parts of Germany, familiar architecture is recognizable. What German prisoners built here and what Soviet people later built all over the Soviet Union. Everything is recognizable.

QuinQ:
What has Russia achieved this decade?
Compare to China

China is the world's great factory of everything. I don't know how to answer that question. We joke, "Moscow has been transformed under Mayor Sobyanin". I follow large companies and invest in them, but these are decades in the making. In general, cities have noticeably transformed, even in the last five years. There's a literal boom in housing construction and renovations right now. Many projects are being built right in the center of Moscow, in the City. Digitalization of everything. You can access many services online, make appointments, and so on. No need to go to the MFC or wait in line... And the digitalization process is still ongoing; they created a digital ruble, but it's unclear why. But whatever. In foreign policy I think you can just answer "BRICS." All this news about the growth rate of BRICS More than g7... You know... Connections with large countries - China and India, literally a market of more than 1/3 of the world's population, rumors about the creation of a single currency like the euro in Europe.

HeatSeeker:
Recommend a legit brand of vodka not common in Nigeria

I don't know, I drank vodka once. And it was Ukrainian "Khortytsia." For me, the cool thing about vodka is that it's pure alcohol, tasteless. By the way, we had a funny thing yesterday where one of the largest banks in the country was giving 100% cashback on vodka, lol. And just like elsewhere in the world, alcohol consumption is declining. Even old alcoholics who drank their entire lives no longer drink, or drink very rarely. A lot of non-alcoholic beer has appeared, but I haven’t seen young people buying it, and I haven’t tried it myself.

Hi. I was born, raised, and live in Russia. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Preferably without politics; political squabbles are pointless and merciless.