the real Russia, not as shown by the Media.

Politics and religious traditions are separate.

 

they are, until some corporate interests interfered with them, like for example when a same sex marriage or gay march is arranged.

 

You mean like a "parade"? Parades happen for all kinds of reasons. You're paranoid.

 

not when supported by media figures or publicised; then they're only about politics.

 

Why can't someone in the media support something?

Again, more paranoia.

 

because the mass media exists only for political and advertising purposes, from the very day it was created.

 

It exists to give people news

 

come on... ever read the press? its loaded; might be worth reading only for weather reports.

 

It's loaded, sure. But not overloaded like the Russians claim. It's just paranoia.

 

not overloaded of course, otherwise it wouldn't come across as plausible; naturally, its lies mixed with the truth and half-truth.

 

Because if you control the media, you control the masses.

 

http://rbth.com/politics_and_societ...-from-iron-ore-mining-to-alpine-skiing_552205



http://rbth.com/multimedia/pictures...ist-times-tea-plantation-outside-sochi_551981

 

Above are the Russian's who didn't vote for Putin! LOL!!!

AboveAlpha

 

WTF?? LoL I never knew,
"It was a typical amateur video. It was April 16, the temperature was plus 25 Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) and the snow depth, 1 meter. Yes, it happens here."
"One viewer wrote, “Damned NATO! Damned Pentagon! Why did you lie to us all these years that we won the Cold War?”"
Only in Russia yea thats something I would try. The cold always held me back from skibording, those miners are entrepreneurs!

[video=youtube;VICNiyllhJc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VICNiyllhJc[/video]

 

Not something to LoL about...he kinda has a point.
That being said...Umerica!!!! we win?

 

Take it easy Vernan!! LOL!!!

This is Russia in the SUMMER!!!

Notice how there is STILL SNOW ON THE GROUND!!?? LOL!!!

Actually just like in the U.S. and I have personally done this myself....you can go up to Aspen and those areas where there is still plenty of snow to ski on and the daytime temps. can be well in the low 80's even at that high an elevation.

Same thing in such places in Russia but the only difference is....if you were to try this during a RUSSIAN WINTER.....your balls would freeze and drop off!! LOL!!!

I spent a lot of time in Russia both during the Cold War and after and young people in any country are going to find a way to have a good time!!

You would not see such pictures during the Cold War coming out of Russia but such things have been going on in the U.S. for 75 years.

People are people.

All the CRAP that is going on right now is all about Putin trying to find new ways to justify staying in power in Russia as Putin has absolutely no intention of leaving office till he is dead.

Putin is popular with older folks in Russia as the Russian population is an older and aging population consisting of people who long for the day's when the Soviet Union was a Superpower....however those day's are long gone.

Russia still has nukes but the Russian Military is outclassed by a factor of 20 times or more against the U.S. Military and Russia is starting to understand that it is ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER that matters in todays world.

The Russian economy is in deep trouble as it is in a state of DEPRESSION as it continues to shrink by about 4.5% a year and is showing so signs of stopping it's slide.

The U.S. is going to have to help Russia for it's economy to recover and Putin knows this and this is one of the reasons Putin went into Syria as in exchange for the removal of Assad.....the U.S. will help Russia.

But let me tell you.....It's freakin COLD in Russia!! LOL!!

AboveAlpha

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What point is that?

AboveAlpha

 

Yep to the underlined.
And you are correct sir as to the rest of your post.
You wont ever catch me out there past July.

 

That our schools are many just for profit? and from what I have read (...and may be incorrect about) that other countrys are actually teaching for free. For instance I cant take finance and business classes just for the information because I have to pay for so called prerequisites that can cost up wards of 12k. I dont even want a degree I just want to know to know

 

You knoovw....you can get all the info you want on such subjects as the same text books are available at any public library or just read them online.

AboveAlpha

Your right about the cost of an American College Education and as parents all around the world hope to send their kids to a U.S. College....it's not like the schools need to charge a lower price.

They can get what they want.

Ab

 

Yep, to the underlined. When the price tag showed up that's exactly what i did. LOL

 

I am lucky in that I made a deal as for exchange for my doing JOBS every now and then I was able to earn several degrees.

The cost even back then was off the chart.

I can't imagine what it is now.

AboveAlpha

 

since when April is summer?

the summer in Russia looks like this -

 

you must be kidding... right now it is +2 by Celsius in Moscow and no snow; you also forgot the last winter in the West where it was indeed cold, much colder than Russia's.

 

movies made in todays Russia - Quiet Flows the Dohn (2015) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Quiet_Flows_the_Don

[video=youtube;DfSiwILaJ2o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfSiwILaJ2o&list=ELr2cPOPX689aJe8mPAl_2zA&index=1[/video] [video=youtube;jfS-M4q7if4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfS-M4q7if4[/video]

 

Hey...GLOBAL WARMING!!!

Cherry Tree's are BLOOMING in DC right now!!

AboveAlpha

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It's 60 F here right now!! In Massachusetts!!

It's going to be 70 F. Christmas eve!!

AboveAlpha