18 signs that Russia is rapidly catching up the US

The Russian Bear is now stronger and more powerful than he has ever been before. Unfortunately, most Americans do not realize it. They still regard Russia as the “former superpower”, which has lost its power with the end of the Cold War. Yes, by the end of the Cold War, Russia was not in the best shape. (The author of the article had a chance to go there in the early nineties), and at that time Russia was an area of ​​economic disaster. The Russian currency was so devalued that the author joked that if he exchanged 20 dollars, he could buy the Kremlin. However, since then, Russia has been reborn. Since Vladimir Putin became president of the country, the Russian economy has begun to grow rapidly. Today, Russia is an economic giant that has at its disposal an abundance of natural resources. Their GDP debt is extremely small; moreover, every year the country comes to trade surpluses, and the Russian armed forces occupy the second place in terms of power throughout the world. Everyone who currently underestimates Russia is making a big mistake. Russian Bear is back, and today he is a more formidable opponent than he was in any of the stages of the Cold War.

Take a look at the proposed statistics. Below are 18 signs that Russia is catching up with the US ...

No. 1 Russia produces more oil than anyone else on this planet. The United States ranks third.

№ 2 Russia is in second place for the export of oil in the world. The United States is forced to import more oil than anyone else.

No. 3 In the largest quantities on the entire planet, natural gas is extracted by Russia. The United States in second place.

№ 4 Today, Russia supplies 34 to Europe with a percentage of the total natural gas required by the country.

No. 5 US debt is 101 percent of GDP. Russian debt - about 8 percent of GDP.

No. 6 Last year, the US trade deficit was estimated at more than half a trillion dollars. Russia consistently receives a large trade surplus.

No. 7 The US unemployment rate is 7,4 percent. The unemployment rate in Russia - 5,4 percent.

№8 Since Vladimir Putin first became the president of Russia, the country's economy has grown very quickly. Shown below are taken from Wikipedia.

Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, the gross domestic product (GDP) doubled, rising from 22-th place to 11-th largest in the world. Economy gains began to be an average of 7 percent per year (1999: 6,5 percent, 2000: 10 percent, 2001: 5,7 percent, 2002: 4,9 percent, 2003: 7,3 percent, 2004: 7,2 percent, 2005: 6,4 percent, 2006: 8,2 percent , 2007: 8,5 percent, 2008: 5,2 percent), making Russia a country with the sixth most developed economy in the world in terms of GDP. In 2007, Russia's GDP exceeded the corresponding figures of 1990 of the year, which meant overcoming the devastating effects of the nineties recession.

During the eight years of Putin's rule, industry has grown by 75 percent, investment has increased by 125 percent, and levels of agricultural production and construction have increased. Cash incomes more than doubled, and the average salary increased eightfold, from 80 to 640 dollars. Between 2000 and 2006, consumer loans increased 45 times, and in the same time period, the middle class grew from 8 to 55 million, which is a sevenfold increase. The number of people living below the poverty line has decreased from 30 percent in 2000 to 14 percent in 2008.

№9 According to the American news site Bloomberg, over the past decade, Russia has added metric tons of gold to its 570 reserves. As for the US, there is no one who knows exactly how much gold is actually left in the Federal Reserve.

No. 10 Moscow is the second most expensive city in the world. Meanwhile, the United States is the most unfriendly city in the world (Newark, NJ).

Number 11 More billionaires live in Moscow than in any other city on earth.

No. 12 The Moscow Metro completely surpasses the metro systems of Washington and New York.

No. 13 The US Army is the strongest on the planet. But the Russian army is in second place.

No. 14 Russia introduced a new “almost silent” nuclear submarine, which is much quieter than anything that the US has ever developed ...

The submarine of the Borey project, named Vladimir Monomakh, is equipped with a new generation nuclear reactor and can sink to a depth of more than 1200 feet, as well as transport up to twenty nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

Each of these ICBMs, called the Mace, can place in itself ten removable separable warheads, called in Russia “missiles returning to the dense layers of the atmosphere”, each of which is capable of transporting hypersonic nuclear units of individual guidance weighing up to 150 kilotons.

№ 15 While Barack Obama is neutralizing the US strategic nuclear arsenal, Vladimir Putin is working hard on modernizing Russia's nuclear forces.

No. 16 In the second half of 2013, 200 military exercises will be held in the Russian missile forces.

No. 17 As Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin was mentioned in press headlines around the world when he climbed into the cockpit of the “fifth generation” Russian fighter and said that this fighter is far superior to the F-22 Raptor.

No. 18 According to the latest estimates, there are more Russian spies in the United States now than during the Cold War.

From the author: Unfortunately, whenever I write an article about Russia, I later learn that most people do not understand its meaning. They make comments like “The cold war is already over” or “Russia is our friend”, which shows a complete lack of understanding of the current geopolitical situation.

Russia is continuously strengthening relations with China, and together these two countries pose the number one threat to the United States.

Someday, it will become quite clear to the American people. It remains to hope that by the time of this awareness it will not be too late.

Comments

[smel]

It is pleasant that the enemies understand the current situation of my country in this way. But we also know that we still have work to do.

[Refund_SSSR]

One maaaalnky nuance:
The number one enemy for the United States is the United States itself and its foreign policy.
And Russia is a "potential partner" for the United States "We are white and fluffy", "Smile and wave .. wave and smile" (C) we are not enemies

[svp67]

Funny ... That's just the size of our economies are not yet comparable ... so that work and work ...

[abrakadabre]

Funny ... That's just the size of our economies are not yet comparable ... so that work and work ...
It depends on how to count ... how to count. The methods for such calculations are different.

[buzuke]

Yes, don’t count, anyway, we have less

[Andrey_K]

80% of the US economy is in the service industry.
Doctor to a lawyer for 100 thousand. he will cut out the appendicitis, and the doctor’s lawyer for the same money will dissuade the dissatisfied patients.
In Russia, the same thing costs several times less, people have few lawsuits, and they are often treated for free, which is why the economy is as much less.

[Deniska]

There is a lie, there is a blatant lie, but there are statistics))

Then think for yourself)))

[tilovaykrisa]

Rather, the enemy for the people of the United States is the US government.

[WASABI]

Quote: We refund_SSSR

The number one enemy for the United States is the United States itself and its foreign policy.

Not at all! The enemy for the United States would remain the "Bilderberg Club", which determines their foreign policy, leaving the deceived Americans the role of "world gendarme", making them (generally good people) hostages of their ambitions.
So the enemy is common with us and we don’t have to conflict, but we really need to work together on this problem. You look, and a sense of this would have turned out.

[Siberian German]

and one more - they buy oil by printing candy wrappers, and for these candy wrappers we empty our bowels - there is something to think about

[aktanir]

Why is it so pleasing to you? It is better to let them think that we are poor and unhappy, otherwise the second perestroika is just around the corner. The author of the article is simply hysterical, which is at hand with the Western military itself. The threat in the face of Russia will allow them to attract even more budget dollars to their defense industry, increase their salaries, etc. In fact, thank God is not taken seriously there yet.

[svp67]

Quote: aktanir

The threat in the face of Russia will allow them to attract even more budget dollars to their defense industry, increase their salaries, etc.

in a given economic situation, if they act according to this scheme, then the possibility of forming a SNSh (Union of Independent States) instead of the United States becomes higher and higher ... They "overstrained", as it happened with the USSR at one time ...

[11 black]

Quote: svp67

the thunderstorm represented by Russia will allow them to attract even more budget dollars to their defense industry, increase their salaries, etc.
in a given economic situation, if they act according to this scheme, then the possibility of forming a SNSh (Union of Independent States) instead of the United States becomes higher and higher ... They "overstrained", as it happened with the USSR at one time ...

Even after the collapse of the USSR, someone said - "The biggest disgusting thing we did to them was our failure - we deprived them of enemy number 1," and that's it, their war machine began to slowly but surely devour the economy and there was nothing to justify the exorbitant costs. At first they tried to put terrorism in the place of the USSR - they say here it is our new enemy - did not work, then the "Banana" countries began to bomb - even worse, so they are now much closer to collapse than in any of the moments of the Cold War (except perhaps "Cuban missile crisis"

[KazaK Bo]

Quote: 11 black

they are now much closer to collapse than in any of the moments of the Cold War (except perhaps the "Caribbean crisis"

... do you exclude another subtext of the article? For example - the USSR is collapsed, we have no enemy number 1 today ... except that China is on the distant horizon ... "banana" countries, as you called the states of the Arab East, are also "torn apart" ... but this should not give us peace of mind to breathe ... On closer approaches to our peaks, thanks to the huge reserves of hydrocarbons and other useful and not quite minerals, RUSSIA! Isn't it time to think about what, where and when we will bomb there ... otherwise God forbid they really rise from their knees where their corrupt leaders put them !? The author calls on his authorities to be vigilant ... to prevent the collapse of the army and the collapse of all its armed forces in the face of reduced appropriations ... and does not praise us.

[11 black]

Quote: KazaK Bo

The author calls for vigilance of his authorities ... to prevent the collapse of the army and the collapse of all his Armed forces in the face of a reduction in appropriations ... and does not praise us.

Excuse me, but where did you see that I praise us - I mean that two countries fought with each other for decades, and "imprisoned" their economies and industries for this became extremely dependent on each other, and the fall of one inevitably pulled the fall of the second ...

[arkady149]

Quote: svp67

the possibility of forming instead of the USA - SSS (Union of Independent States)

Better, of course, the Commonwealth of Independent States.
To be rewarded by their measure. The idea with SNSh pleases "+" you.

[Amur]

rather they want to shut our eyes with flattery ...

[Turik]

Something is crumpled somehow, and the first points - about oil and gas, to me personally seem to be very doubtful achievements.

Success in industry, civil and military - this is the real measure of the power of states. But they pump oil and Arabs, weaned their work at the end, for which they are beaten either by Jews, then by% ddos.

[INTER]

Undoubtedly, Vladimir Putin has done a lot, but as they say in the proverb: "Break not build!" It takes time and a rethinking of the stage passed to restore the country as an organized unit. Every Russian must help the country in this difficult task. The question is how? If everyone can put things in order with themselves, give up drinking (hot), smoking, they will hold and not swing the organ between the legs to the left and right, then together they will put things in order in their street, and so on. We will not have problems with crime, alcoholism, demography, divorce, the army, the economy, and everyone. And it is not necessary to blame everything on Putin, he is also a man of flesh and blood and alone in the field is not a warrior. You need to help yourself, the society of the country.

[sinandju]

will hold and not swing left to right by the body between the legs

Just the opposite. This body needs to be swung left and right, to improve the demographic situation in the country.

[Revolver]

Quote: sinandju

Just the opposite. This body needs to be swung left and right, to improve the demographic situation in the country

Then can we take Clinton for president? It’s just for this part. Trainees will pick up for themselves ...
And give us Putin, even for a couple of years. Well, at least one law is dragged through Congress - on the prohibition of propaganda for youngsters of sexual perversions.

[rus9875]

those who drink and smoke and are true patriots - it is they who daily replenish the country's budget

[Dober]

Quote: INTER

Undoubtedly, a lot has been done by V.V. Putin,

We sing it. In the rhythm of the march, with pathetics! -

"The deaf will see
Hear the sighted.
Waldemar Putin -
Don't * uh Sobchachiy! "

[Dober]

So they took it and "minus" ...
FOR THE DIPIRAMBES,,,,,
I’ll shoot myself ... and I will write with the red paint that I have written on a gray roughly cracked wall -

P U T I N. . .

[Shoma-1970]

no one asked: what have I done for the country ?! maybe someone wondered, but the answer was, did nothing! I and myself there, if that!

[alone]

№ 15 While Barack Obama is neutralizing the US strategic nuclear arsenal, Vladimir Putin is working hard on modernizing Russia's nuclear forces.

The author considers Americans to be complete idiots. Well, I didn’t notice any neutralizing steps of America in this direction.

[Gur]

It seems that the author thinks that the United States should use nuclear potential instead of axes from time to time .idio ...

[slas]

Quote: smel

It is pleasant that the enemies understand the current situation of my country in this way. But we also know that we still have work to do.

According to paragraph 12, if you build another metro line, we will abruptly catch up with the Sushuans
According to paragraph 11, our oligarchs throw their hats on and their hat is on)))

[Tatarus]

Quote: slas

in the bag

In a leather hat

[artemiy]

Good article) No matter what they say about Putin, he really lifted RUSSIA from its knees! For the presidential term!

[Aryan]

total stabilizer!

[Rider]

Quote: Aryan

total stabilizer!

what are you 7
how is it possible

we will not let Russia relax.

Bulk to the presidency!

[cdrt]

No. 14 Russia introduced a new “almost silent” nuclear submarine, which is much quieter than anything the US has ever developed

Hmm ... but experts call it a rather mediocre coral. True cheap. And even the same Ash trees are ships equal to the Sifulfs, who are probably 15 years old.
Again with caps ...?

A.1-4.
The conclusion is simple. The Russian Federation knows how to pump resources (the Saudis following us in my opinion in this criterion), the United States knows how to build a knowledge economy (IT, the creation of microelectronics, aviation, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals). As be not in our favor.

A.5.
Yes, the debt is big. But!!! In the United States, debt repayment looks like this - the Fed buys government bonds, accruing debt to the government, paying by issuing dollars. So far, global inflation has not been seriously increasing, i.e. while the release of new dollars is less than or equal to the growth of the world economy - a rough estimate of 83 trillion * 3% = 2,5 trillion dollars, the United States, in principle, has no serious problems.
In short - while the United States can build up its debt at 2,5 trillion dollars per year virtually with impunity.

A.8. The growth of the Russian economy over the 2000s is a significant fact.
Only now ... (numbers accurate to hundreds)
PPP GDP per capita in the Russian Federation is $ 23500 per year, US $ 49 per year.
But the median salary (probably the most accurate indicator of the real income of an ordinary citizen) in the Russian Federation is $ 6 per year, in the United States $ 300 per year.
In other words, inequality in the Russian Federation is 2 times higher than in the USA. This is already a very bad indicator.

[Russ69]

Quote: cdrt

But the median salary (probably the most accurate indicator of the real income of an ordinary citizen) in the Russian Federation is $ 6 per year, in the United States $ 300 per year. In other words, inequality in the Russian Federation is 24 times higher than in the United States. This is already a very bad indicator.

When comparing salaries, one must take into account the purchasing opportunity and necessary expenses (also housing and communal services, training and others), then the difference decreases sharply. This is how many times laid out on the numbers already.
And it’s not possible, during such a time, to raise the standard of living from the poverty of the 90s, to the level of the USA or Europe. Again, if you have a job, and if you lost it, then you lost everything at once. No wonder that the number of homeless people in the United States exceeds more than in any of the developed countries.

[Sandov]

The bad thing is that there is a strong raw material dependence of Russia. This should be solved as quickly as possible. Amer's forged boot is already knocking on the door.

[Revolver]

Quote: Sandov

Amer's forged boot is already knocking on the door.

This is your hallucination. You see from Soviet times you swallowed the idea that the evil imperialists are sleeping and seeing how to enslave the Russian people, take away the wealth of the Russian land, and destroy the gains of socialism.
Well, about the conquests of socialism, there is already no market, and the conquests themselves, too. The wealth of the land Russian Russians themselves are actively exported abroad, and even fined those who do not take the entire amount stipulated by the contract. And there were fears that Qatar or Iran might recapture market share with their resources and thus prevent Russia from exporting the wealth of the earth.
Well, as for the enslavement - before my eyes, I guess the picture of frightened girls whom the Germans forcibly raked in ostarbeiters and taken to Germany to work with a bowl of liquid stew and a crust of bread. So I can tell you with all responsibility that this will not happen. There is no need. Every day, dozens of Latinos cross the southern border of America with a single dream - to be enslaved in America. They are caught and deported along the way, and they themselves, lost in the deserts of Arizona, die, but still stream in a stream. And hired for a meager wage for jobs that Americans, even poor unemployed Negros african americans for which they won’t take a lot of money. Weeding and harvesting vegetables, dismantling old buildings, deboning carcasses at meat processing plants are all the heavy dirty work that the Americans consider to go below their dignity, but they are not empty. that is, illegal latinos. And to bring slaves from Russia, which is not yet at once conquered, is simply not economically viable.
So if a knock is knocking on a door, it is probably some Tajik thread who wants to ask if there is work for him.

[Gur]

Yeah, of course, and Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and Serbia and ... Climb purely for the sake of democracy, and so they have nothing to do

[Army1]

Still, the Central Bank should be subordinated to Russia, and selling resources for rubles, gradually, and no one can put sticks in any way, and the industry will establish restrictions on imports, and everything would seem. But about the Central Bank, this is very serious, a lot of money goes west, if you put it on the defensive, then who knows who now had more aircraft carriers. And about the American army, I would not be so sure.

[Suhov]

Russian The bear is back, and today it is a more formidable adversary than it was at any stage of the Cold War.

Russian Bear. Russian. That's right. At least - harmoniously.
The measure must be known in everything, including tolerance ...

[Suhov]

Quote: Sukhov

Russian bear. Russian. That's right. At least - harmoniously.
The measure must be known in everything, including tolerance ...

Someone put a minus.

I would like to know why?
I hinted that there are stable phrases that are easy to identify at the household level - they sound harmonious.
Someone did not catch up.
What is called - "bespectacled."

If you follow its tolerance, then the following phrase also needs to be edited:
What is good for the Russian is death for the German! (Tolerastno).
What is good for a Russian is death for a German! (And rightly so. But what will the Germans say about this?)

And how to edit poems tolerantly?

Not in vain grandfathers word
Proclaimed popular mind:
"What is great for a Russian,
That is a karachun for a German! "
P.A.Vyazemsky "Maslenitsa on a foreign side", 1853
Your suggestions?


And what about "Siberian health"? Siberians, not only at the Russians, but also at some of the Russians?

You need to know the measure in tolerance, and do not bring it to tolerance ...

[Revolver]

Quote: Sukhov

You need to know the measure of tolerance, and not bring it to [u] tolerance .. [u]

Torarastii, comrade Sukhov. There is no such word - tolerance.

[Suhov]

No. 18 According to the latest estimates, there are more Russian spies in the United States now than during the Cold War.

I can not know about the professionalism of our foreign intelligence.
But the way our traitors from the intelligence choke on a piece of meat is impressive!

A former employee of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service and a double agent, Sergei Tretyakov, who fled to the United States in 2000, died for natural reasons, this was the conclusion of a forensic medical examination in the United States. He simply choked on a piece of meat, RBC reports with reference to foreign agencies.

At the end of the century he took and overthrew
An evil person is a good person
From a grenade launcher - slap him, a goat!
It is evident that good is stronger than evil!

[vadim-um]

I completely agree with you and approve that Russia delivered Syrian air defense systems; let the Americans experience the power of Russian weapons in their own skin

[StolzSS]

I hope by that time they can be taken with their bare hands

[good123]

Looks like a pre-election article !! Do we have a presidential election in a week ???

And about "economic growth" is read with sadness and annoyance. All growth comes down to energy trade ...

[zart_arn]

Sign number 1 - the growth of industrial production. Production - in the studio! Where is it?

[good123]

Sign number 1 - the growth of industrial production. Production - in the studio! Where is it?

Please !!! Demographic "explosion" due to payments of "Maternity capital" !!!!

[Tersky]

Quote: gud123

And about "economic growth" reads with sadness and annoyance

In 2012 in the food industry (meat production increased by 8,6%, poultry meat by 13,3%, juice - by 7,6%, mineral water - by 9,9%), in the production of building materials (brick production increased by 9,6 %, cement - by 9,5%, reinforced concrete structures - by 9,6%), in the consumer electronics segment (production of refrigerators increased by 5%, computers - by 44,7%, televisions and monitors - by 7,4%) and in the production of cars (an increase of 13,3%). In the manufacturing industry (4,1%) amid a slowdown in import growth (3,6%) and an increase in retail turnover of about 5,8%.

[Turik]

Name at least one brand of a domestic computer assembled from local components, mobile phones or other "gadgets"?

We import everything.

[Russ69]

Quote: Turik

Name at least one brand of a domestic computer assembled from local components, mobile phones or other "gadgets"? We import everything.

Only every fourth mobile phone has our chips (Zelenodolsk). It seems that Samsung will complete its laptops with 15-inch screens made in Russia.
We live in a world of globalization. No country in the world has the opportunity to master all modern technologies.

[Horde]

Quote: Russ69

Only every fourth mobile phone has our chips (Zelenodolsk). It seems that Samsung will complete its laptops with 15-inch screens made in Russia.
We live in a world of globalization. No country in the world has the opportunity to master all modern technologies.

more specifically, what kind of chips, which screens, which Samsung?

[Rider]

Quote: Turik

Name at least one brand of a domestic computer assembled from local components, mobile phones or other "gadgets"?

and now the same thing about the USA

iii ...
prosralipolymers?
maybe the US is not a tech country?

[tukzar]

Victor When I come to the store, your numbers immediately fly out of my head. Everything is only imported, even the sellers in the Pyaterochka store from neighboring countries.

[Crocodile]

Yeah, it's rotting for a long time! But is it worth it to pick up? Can slip through your fingers!

[asanri]

Well, if the Americans themselves write about it, then it's true! And PUTIN well done !!!

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: asanri

! And PUTIN well done !!!

He will be a fine fellow when he finally jails Serdyukov and the rest of the trash with deputy mandates and other "patriots."
Then there was an article about what Americans think about Russia ??? And the answer was Nothing! They live in their small world - family, neighbor, work, economy. Otherwise, they are 0. It is enough to look at Sarah Palin and see how they supported this complete fool.

[LaGlobal]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

He will be a fine fellow when he finally jails Serdyukov and the rest of the trash with deputy mandates and other "patriots."

-AAAAA !!!! I really hope that his common sense will triumph!

[Tersky]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Just look at Sarah Palin and see how they supported this complete fool.

Sasha, do not forget the simple truth in each profession your values

[vadson]

for her it's only COSTUME JEWELERY

[alone]

Serdyukov will not be imprisoned. Forget about it.

[WASABI]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Just look at Sarah Palin and see how they supported this complete fool.

Sarah can be called anyone, but not a fool! I would rather agree with Mr. Tersky in his assessment of Miss Palin's "flexibility".

[soldier's grandson]

you forgot that when we are praised by the west, then we do the right thing for them, and when scolded we do something wrong

[serge-68-68]

The Russian Bear, of course, is more powerful than it ever was. But he is still far from the Soviet Bear. And if you think a little and rig the numbers with facts, then you can easily prove that the American AUG (or two already?) Is many times weaker than the Syrian armed forces. After all, they have fewer planes and helicopters, no tanks, no mobile air defense systems, and indeed - stick out at sea, cannot fight on land ...

[shinobi]

in general - they stick out at sea, cannot fight on land ...

They are 100% right. The Americans themselves did not win in any land company. Yes, and at sea they all are in a joke about the elusive joe. They hunt against the only multi-purpose submarine as a whole warrant, if it identifies itself.

[FC SKIF]

Drunk bears with a vigorous bomb to the advantage in Red Square. That's how they see us.

[Renat]

So do not convince them otherwise. For centuries we have been considered a wild country and whether their opinions should be changed. especially since it is useless. But in general, why should we catch up and overtake America? We have our own, special way of development. We must go our own way. Vectors mentality values ​​and history are different.

[Human]

The longer they think that we are too weak, the more time we have to develop.

[Hudo]

Quote: Humen

The longer they think that we are too weak, the more time we have to develop.

Yes, do not care what they think there. Let them consider it will be harder for them to see clearly.

[savantol]

on many points is debatable, but the fact that we are moving forward is not an undeniable fact.

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: savantol

but the fact that we are moving forward is not an undeniable fact

Here on the site I recently wrote that we are moving back.

[Tersky]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Here on the site I recently wrote that we are moving back.

It depends on which part of the body will turn in the direction of the direction of movement and the accepted posture.

[serge-68-68]

Romanov - and we sideways, disguising ourselves ... :)

[Suhov]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Here on the site I recently wrote that we are moving ago.

Everything in the world is relative, and Einstein is to blame for all this.

[Crocodile]

Your words to God’s ears! We are far from America financially ... We still have to work and work in this area! Thank God that a start seems to be made, but not what is needed - instead of huge financial stash, plants, modern technologies, ports, roads are needed. At the moment, we with the whole world can get lost only in the number of home-grown oligarchs and the finances gone into their accounts! Russia is not only representatives of the first hundred Forbes millionaires with Russian citizenship and just in case with a couple of foreign passports in your pocket And for ordinary people, it’s impossible to even dream about the American standard of living!

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: Crocodile

We are far from America financially

Yes, to their debts to us, like to the moon cancer

Quote: Crocodile

We still have to work and work in this area!

Better not

Quote: Crocodile

instead of huge financial stash, plants, modern technologies, ports, roads are needed

Yes, it seems that both ports and roads are being built, and new plants are being put into operation, another problem is that they steal.

Quote: Crocodile

ordinary people about the American standard of living - while even dreaming is unrealistic!

Watch Hollywood movies

[APASUS]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Quote: Crocodile to the ordinary people about the American standard of living - while even dreaming is unrealistic! Watch Hollywood movies

Are you in the USA often?
The man wanted to say "We are still far from the level of a working American."

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: APASUS

Are you in the USA often?

Never been.

Quote: APASUS

The man wanted to say "We are still far from the level of a working American."

In addition to income, there are also expenses!

[Crocodile]

Why only to the level of working? Familiar family, migrants from Chernobyl, waited 10 years for an apartment - piled up in the USA ... Their grandfather 70 years old went to college - a scholarship + 400 greens to retire (1200 greens) The choice of subjects in college is free, so the former Soviet engineer chose drawing, drawing, modeling, etc. With English blockage - not given to the old! And brains work, enough for beer with a roach from a Russian store! Insanity of the state? - Definitely, but beautiful ... Grandfather doesn’t even dream of graduating from college!

[Russ69]

Quote: APASUS

Do you often visit the USA? The man wanted to say "We are still far from the level of a working American."

There are different jobs ... In America, 40.000.000 people receive grocery cards, because even having a job they cannot feed themselves. And this with a population of 350 million.

[APASUS]

Quote: Russ69

Different work happens ... In America, 40.000.000 people receive grocery cards, because even having a job they cannot feed themselves. And this with a population of 350 million.

In modern Russia they don’t get what at all ????
He drove away from Moscow, St. Petersburg ..... another dozen cities 200 km and that’s all, people live on subsistence farming! What I raised - I ate!
We are building the Olympics, ennobling entire islands for summits, building science cities and conducting Olympiads, but we completely forgot about our village!

[Crocodile]

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Watch Hollywood movies

No, sometimes you have to be ...

Quote: Alexander Romanov

Yes, to their debts to us, like to the moon cancer

True far away, only debts not in rubles are measured so far! And who was able to get debts from America?

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: Crocodile

but no, sometimes you have to be ...

In Detroit

Quote: Crocodile

And who was able to get debts from America?

As long as the US regularly pays interest on debts, there is still paper. With regards to who was able to receive. If you look, our share of American debts is decreasing and rapidly. They will refuse to give on demand and their debt obligations will turn to dust right away. In case of failure, the USA will not give a penny.

[WASABI]

Quote: Crocodile

only debts not in rubles are measured so far!

Are you sure about that? The fact is that in this aggregate American debt to the whole world there is a very significant part of our rubles. The whole world (including you and me) is feeding America, providing them with "their standard of living" so much praised by you.

[soldier's grandson]

in Samara, two defense enterprises went bankrupt, and supermarkets are being built more and plants can not be seen

[Horst78]

We are far from America financially ...

In thought up to their financial bubbles and green candy wrappers? Then thank God that far and the further the better for us.

plants, modern technologies, ports, roads are needed.

so we have it and are still under construction, but where are the American plants and factories? In China. And all their manufacturability is virtual. Where do iPhones do? Right, in China.

to ordinary people about the American standard of living - while even dreaming is unrealistic

what is this level? Serving 4-6 credit cards? No, thank you, I have one and already got sick of serving it

[GREAT RUSSIA]

But unlike the American government, ours at least fights against fascism, homosexuality and other libaristic prejudice.

[avant-garde]

No. 18 According to the latest estimates, there are more Russian spies in the United States now than during the Cold War.- that smiled , where is the census of the spy population from Russia?

[Horst78]

And here I even scratched the back of my head from such information

[avant-garde]

Quote: Horst78

And here I even scratched the back of my head from such info what

so I’m talking about what kind of spies it is, if they have already been counted by all, this is nonsense

[AleksUkr]

SCREAM, BLANGED FRIENDS. NO DAY, NIGHT YOU WILL NOT BE AT rest. YOUR EVEN THOUGHTS UNDER CONTROL!

West for ours ....
The salary of the Russian spy, announced on the eve of the state prosecutor's office of Canada, unpleasantly amazed and outraged the national media.
Canadians are outraged that Russia paid little to its spy: Putin spends more on breakfast.

RUSSIAN MENTALITY .... DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEM ...

[alone]

What are they, surnames consider chtoli?)))

[teleset]

point 18 also surprised me given the last espionage scandal 2-3 years ago, probably remember how a certain colonel of sherbakov from the FSB was certified for an agent in the United States, betrayed our homeland when he arrived in the United States, he took with him all the secret documents and kept all the spies, including ANNA CHAPMAN whom he personally gave the assignment. I strongly doubt that our spies remained there then they immediately took them all.

[domokl]

It’s well-reasoned, but we’re only at the beginning of the road. The difference between us is where we are going ... We are up, reviving, strengthening, strengthening, and the United States, at least in a straight line (if not to say down).

[Orel]

We are developing, but we cannot stop for a second. Much still needs to be done. The most important task has not yet been resolved. We are still dependent on oil and gas prices; we need to solve the problem of restructuring the economy from a resource-based to a high-tech and focused on domestic demand. So we will become quite independent from other countries of the world. Then there will be no real leverage on our country, and this is the main trump card in all matters. If no one can stab us, then we will only have to listen to us and reckon with our opinion.

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: Orel

We are still dependent on oil and gas prices; we need to solve the problem of restructuring the economy from a resource-based to a high-tech and focused on domestic demand.

To do this, you need to produce world-class goods, and this is impossible due to the fact that China produces them at a significantly low price.

[Orel]

To do this, you need to produce world-class goods, and this is impossible due to the fact that China produces them at a significantly low price.

Well, China is also not particularly enthusiastic about the United States. I think you can find common ground and divide certain areas of production among themselves ...

[Victor-M]

Quote: Orel

We are still dependent on oil and gas prices,

If you think carefully, the whole world depends on gas and oil prices.

[Orel]

If you think carefully, the whole world depends on gas and oil prices.

I agree, but only partially. Energy carriers determine many prices in the economy, but I’m talking about budget fullness. At one time, the share of oil and gas revenues in the budget in our country was 85%. Now it is 50-55%. The problem is being solved, but not yet close to the finals ...

[Valery Neonov]

Positive and can not but rejoice ,but: There are more billionaires in Moscow than in any other city on the globe.- it is a pity that the standard of living of the populations of Russia is not reflected in any way!

[Denis]

It should be alarming when praises the enemy!
Moreover, the first points are the export of oil, gas ...
Not raw materials should be exported, but goods. I’m not with Bolotnaya and not an ardent supporter of Putin, but talking about

№8 Since Vladimir Putin first became president of Russia, the country's economy has grown very rapidly. The data below is taken from Wikipedia

That pleases, but maybe the merit is not in the uplift, but in the fact that at least they stopped choking?
Well, about

No. 7 The US unemployment rate is 7,4 percent. The unemployment rate in Russia - 5,4 percent.

we can only say that it is shouting like the voice of America
I don’t know how they do, but in Russia there is enough unemployment, there is also hidden
Of course, the successes of the military and the designers are good, good luck to them!

[Wolverine67]

"And today I want to tell you about why Russia is not bad. Firstly, everything that is possible in Europe and the United States is possible in Russia, except perhaps for gay pride parades and gay families. Secondly, in Europe and the USA is not even half of the freedom that is here. There is no pressure of public opinion, there is no dictatorship of social norms, there is no unspoken fascism in relation to white healthy straight men. In the end, here you will never get a sentence of 10 years, so that you And here you are not forced to be someone you don’t want to be.

Here you are truly free to be yourself. Do you like fagots? Love. Do not like fagots? Do not love. If you want to be friends with the Khachs - be friends, if you want to yell - Russia for Russians - Ori. Here you can be an old believer, or you can stick an iPhone in your ass, you can go into the army and return as a superman, or you can slope and be proud of it. Here you can have three higher educations and work as a janitor, but you can have 8 classes and a technical school behind you and be the owner of a successful business. Russia is a country of true freedom, freedom even from LOGIC. Here you can be a liberal with fascist views, you can go to rallies against the authorities and vote for Putin, you can be a communist and believe in God, you can even be a national socialist and crow about racial theory and at the same time be a mixture of Tatar-Turkic-Adyghe-Armenian blood. And no one will say a word to you.

The only thing that Russia does not forgive is weakness. Weak people do not survive here and run away from here, therefore Russia is a country of strong people. A strong man is free here and all roads are open to him. And a weakling and a rag here, as elsewhere, will occupy a place at the very bottom of the food chain. "
Author: The Thinker (Politikus.ru)

[Horst78]

I completely agree

The only thing that Russia does not forgive is weakness. Wimps here do not survive and flee from here, therefore Russia is a country of strong people. A strong man is free here and all roads are open to him. A wimp and a rag here, as elsewhere, will occupy a place at the very bottom of the food chain.

Gold words. Down with the mob from Russia

[Urrry]

I absolutely agree on the assessment of freedom in Russia ... the government puts a tough obstacle to only one thing - chaos: even a hint of such inclinations is punished not even harshly, but simply cruelly, no matter who it comes from - from "friends from the West", from an oligarch, from a state official, opposition representative or simply a pensioner Kvachkov. If the subject does not carry such a threat of chaos, do what you want, the authorities are not interested in you: if you want to steal, you want to fight against theft, work or not work, fight migrant workers or bring them in, drink or stop drinking, this is all "not important" and the authorities are of little interest :)

[Wolverine67]

...... it's just that CHAOS is already full of ENOUGH! I would like to put things in order, and the most important thing is that the people feel it, and give a timely rebuff to our "overly liberalized" opposition. The opposition is needed, but it must be constructive first of all, have a clear and understandable program of action. And then you start to argue with them about their programs, they immediately shout that you are not an expert ... So prove to me yourself for democracy and an equilateral dialogue ... but so far, apart from screaming about totalitarianism, they have nothing practical Can not hear......

[Denis]

Quote: Rosomaha67

in Europe and the USA there is not even half that freedom

And they have a change for the better
Is not the proof:

[Denis]

Quote: Rosomaha67

it is possible in Russia, except perhaps gay pride parades and homosemes.

But these are oppressed (AND CORRECTLY MAKE!) In every possible way, for them even the hunchback-granddaughter kind of ... a yap yapping

Ksenia Gorbacheva tries to stay away from politics, however, in an interview with Die Welt, she somehow spoke out about the situation in Russia. Her words are given by InoTV. The granddaughter was primarily concerned about the situation of gays.

Crawls in the footsteps of the infamous grandfather

[GREAT RUSSIA]

And thank God that our country is the worst for gays.

[GUSAR]

Fantasies, fantasies ... I especially liked the economy ...

[buywol]

Glad for Russia. Many do not understand Putin’s foreign and domestic policies. Years will pass and history will evaluate his activity. A big plus would be if he removed the liberals from senior positions. And he paid more attention to the development of Siberia and the Far East, instead of the Caucasus.

[Horst78]

Many do not understand Putin’s foreign and domestic policies. Years will pass and history will evaluate its activities.

+ I will add that "Great is seen from afar." Many people want everything at once, but only this does not happen (remember the 90s). You need to be a great person in order to look strategically at the development of the country for decades before and to develop a chain of actions to achieve the set goals. example of J. Stalin.

[Tatarus]

Quote: Horst78

Big is seen from far

Before my eyes I see a brick
But moving away already I see the wall
From space is already great in China

[Valery Neonov]

However +++++!

[shinobi]

A pleasant article, of course, but also far from realism. Rather, the author tugged at the facts from the big picture to create the foundation for a loud scream, the Guard! Save whoever can, the Russians go!

PS: Our Motherland is recovering from a disease called "Western Democracy", the usual large independent state is shorter. And this is what, by its very fact, causes attacks of horror hysteria in the West, since the Russian bear seems to be unforgiving, but her memory is good and evil it is in itself to those who climb into its territory and offend the cubs.

[Alexander borey]

Another flattery of the Anglo-Saxons addressed to us in order to dull and lull our vigilance. As for nuclear weapons, it is not so simple: firstly, our strategic nuclear forces are rapidly aging, and deliveries of new systems and missiles (which are an order of magnitude weaker than their Soviet counterparts) are slow, and secondly, we continue to reduce nuclear forces in accordance with START-3 which Afonya ratified and thirdly, the Americans are rapidly advancing in the development and creation of other weapons, incl. and on new physical principles. That is why they advocate the reduction of nuclear weapons and a "nuclear-free world" and export highly enriched uranium from Russia. the United States is rapidly catching up "- will become ridiculous and ridiculous. As for the economy and enterprises in Russia, their lion's share belongs to the Anglo-Saxons and other countries. There are positive shifts, but they are coming with a terrible creak. Let's see what happens next.

[Alexander borey]

No. 16 In the second half of 2013, 200 military exercises will be held in the missile forces of Russia - ?????????????????????

[avant-garde]

Quote: Alexander Borey

No. 16 In the second half of 2013, 200 military exercises will be held in the missile forces of Russia - ????????????????????? what

He’s talking about the fact that if sysyya get into Syria, ours will practice on them

[Alexander borey]

Number 11 More billionaires live in Moscow than in any other city on earth.
- That's for sure, we have something to be proud of !!!

[Kolya]

Therefore, the States want to start a war now until they are caught up, while they have an advantage.

[Kolya]

The main thing is that Moscow billionaires would not be dumped to the west when it becomes convenient.

[Alexander Romanov]

Quote: Kohl

The main thing is that Moscow billionaires would not be dumped to the west when it becomes convenient.

Yes, let them fall, it will become cleaner in the country

[makst83]

Superiority in the supply of resources ....... hmm, I do not consider this a sign of the Superpower.
The fact that Moscow is more expensive to live in than New York, and the Moscow metro is steeper than the Washington and New York subways, fine, so what? And the fact that more billionaires live in Moscow than in any other city on the globe is a dubious achievement in general.
The only thing I agree with is the points from 13 to 18, here yes, either parity, or some kind of superiority!
Well, such an article appeared, but there should be at least some kind of objectivity.
Py. Sy. Anyway, whatever happens and whatever happens - RUSSIA is for me the BEST country and we, together, must make it even better and we can do it !!!

[Duelist]

I agree, these are not signs of a Superpower. Example: if a neighbor picks potatoes from your garden, or you sell them, this does not mean that you do not need them. Maybe you can't save it or you don't know how to cook, but the neighbor "chips" makes and sells potatoes at the price of a kilogram!
Unfortunately, now Russia is not a self-sufficient country, like the USSR, this does not require a raw materials policy, but the development of education and the buildup of technological and economic power, and agriculture as a factor of food security. A lot of new industries are being built? And farms (or state farms)?

[Vitaly Anisimov]

Someday, it will become quite clear to the American people. It remains to hope that by the time of this awareness it will not be too late.
If we don’t understand, we’ll explain differently .. Russia has a lot of experience in this !!

[Wedmak]

If you omit the technical mistakes, then just the same happy.

[awg75]

the author thinks correctly .... when we punish very cruelly both America and their mongrels - we punish very cruelly

[andruha70]

Russia is continuously strengthening relations with China, and together these two countries pose the number one threat to the United States.

pose a threat to the United States ... the United States itself. the Romans, will not let lie ...

[Novosib980]

... No. 8 Since Vladimir Putin first became president of Russia, the country's economy has grown very rapidly. The data below is taken from Wikipedia ... Well, right LOL, as they say on the Internet. Pedivikia is the most reliable and proven source! Snowden and Assange versus Wikipedia - right children.

[taseka]

That's why they are trying to ruin us through gays, tolerance, juvenile justice and television - full of these same gays! Because they roll the barrel on Putin!

[King]

Clear picture. if all cab.min worked for the good of Russia, we’ve been crawling for a long time already

[Docklishin]

It is necessary to hang all deputies in the offices. In the form of a poster !!!

[alone]

can hang a couple of thief deputies, so that others become a lesson))

[Shoma-1970]

It is surprising Alexander, that among us there are those who disagree with you, for they are minusers, or maybe they are gay?

[SPACE]

Someday, it will become quite clear to the American people. It remains to hope that by the time of this awareness it will not be too late.

Sounds like a warning, but late. Well, that’s all right, they’ll have to move and give us a place in the sun. There must be a holiday on our street someday.

[Sirs]

All this is nonsense. Our raw material economy will have a global flurry of oil and oil, no one will buy gas from us. The fact that Moscow is the second most expensive life is a big minus. That there are a lot of billionaires in Moscow is also a big minus. They would be better distributed throughout our vast country. Few GDP stated that F2 is worse, F22 has better electronics, and these are aiming, detection, tracking systems, which means it is guaranteed destruction of the target.
So we are not their best and in many places of the economy and the army we are worse.

[lewerlin53rus]

Quote: Sirs

there will be a global flurry and oil, no one will buy gas from us

But where are they going from the submarine? But what about long-term contracts? And where else to get oil and gas in such quantities? In the Middle East? So after all there is a mess that is planned. In Venezuela? They have their own contracts, and to drag such a quantity of raw materials is not realistic. Prices will skyrocket. Collapse in oil prices, as in the 80s today is unlikely to succeed. That it is necessary to get off an oil needle is beyond doubt. But it is equally important to crush corruption. And this oh how not easy.

[WASABI]

Quote: lewerlin53rus

it is equally important to crush corruption. And this oh how not easy.

Corruption is a consequence of democracy! If you want to eliminate corruption - change the political system and forget about Western "values".

[Alexander borey]

Quote: avant-garde

if sysyya climb into Syria, ours will practice on them

This is out of the question.

[avant-garde]

Well then, I don’t know where we will conduct 4 Strategic Missile Forces exercises in the 200 remaining months.

[Alexander borey]

Quote: avant-garde

Well then, I don’t know where we will conduct 4 Strategic Missile Forces exercises in the 200 remaining months.

I mean the same. It is necessary to carry out several exercises a day (!!!) in order to keep within until the New Year! This "Michel" he writes such nonsense to create an "enemy image" in the person of Russia, and even this "writing" is clearly intended not for the Russian audience, but for the Western "establishment" poorly educated and already morally disfigured. They will believe what it really is.

[lotar]

I’m wondering if in the United States more than 600 bn $ goes to the defense industry, then how much really goes to the defense industry and how many kickbacks and other deductions to the bureaucrats’ pocket. I don’t believe that they don’t have corruption, and most likely in a larger size than ours.

[Anatole Klim]

They ordered the article and ordered it in the Kremlin, they did it right, it is necessary to influence public opinion in the West, they can and we must.

[Tatarus]

Quote: Rosomaha67

"And today I want to tell you why Russia is not bad.

Just admired !!! As a cross between the Russian-Tatar-Mordovian completely agree. We have everything: resources, opportunities, PEOPLE. Everyone who screams that they say everything is bad, apparently just used to the fact that they are bad. Such Pessimistomanes are simply dragging themselves from the feeling that they feel bad and around is bad. But I am glad that there are fewer of these. I read about 1905. St. Petersburg Intellectuals arranged holidays on the day of the defeat of our troops and called for prayer for the victory of Japanese weapons. Liberasts were then. In general, I consider such traitors and I want them to apply the laws of wartime. All of these bohemian-worthy are worthy of deprivation of citizenship and expulsion from the country. Nicholas 2 did not sign a single death treaty, became a saint ... PIPPED THE GREATEST EMPIRE. I am Orthodox, even churched, but I think that his cannonization was a political step. For the sake of reconciliation with a foreign church. The ruler of Russia cannot afford not to execute the traitors. They say he was kind and good in the family? Nonsense!!! After anointing the kingdom, all of Russia became his family. AND FAMILY, he betrayed. What a holy saint he is. Maybe we include Gorbi and EBN? Selling creatures. Sorry for the emotions

[Wolverine67]

..... I also liked it very much, everything is true and most importantly very intelligible, the author of The Thinker (I indicated), I wanted to convey TOPVAR members of the forum, because I think that this statement fully coincides with the policy of our site, but it was said as already said very well !

[Belogor]

I read the comments of readers of the resource where this article came from. In general, there are a lot of positive comments, while criticizing his power for everything; and for the economy and politics, as well as the media and other sins

[Basileus]

Heh. Some kind of dubious list, to be honest. For some points, I don’t want to be proud of my country.

[Dazdranagon]

Industry must be developed! Tired of using Chinese! It’s disgusting - you buy a screwdriver in the store, and it is "Made in China"! I'm already silent about electronics ...

[soldier's grandson]

maybe we are the first in foreign policy, but we have nothing to boast about in our homeland, miserable pensions for children, energy prices go wild, the government is anti-people, there is a big gap in the salaries of workers and management, school curricula and provision of education are ineffective, the population is driven into loans of 50 % per annum, in this we are far behind

[Oskar]

Russia produces more oil than anyone else on this planet, while it is in second place in world oil exports. The United States is the third largest oil producer in the world and is still forced to import more oil than anyone else. For gas the same situation.
I found something to be happy about! Especially about the metro and the number of billionaires is very low! The article is simply ridiculous! According to the first of these signs, I see one thing - under Putin, Russia has become a "banana" republic and a raw material appendage of the United States, Europe and China! We sell everything that we extract! And the United States needs oil and gas for its own production.

[ramsi]

rather, the states are sliding to the level of Russia

[Oskar]

Quote: Tatarus

Such Pessimistomanes are simply dragging themselves from the feeling that they feel bad and around is bad. But I am glad that there are fewer of these.

As one Japanese wise man said: optimism is the decoration of fools and careless. So do not rush to rejoice. Maybe careless fools increased?

[Tatarus]

Quote: Oskar

careless fools increased

Here is my personal aphorism "Despondency is not a sign of wisdom" Do not hang your nose, hang by your nose

[lewerlin53rus]

Quote: Denis

I don’t know how they do, but in Russia there is enough unemployment, there is also hidden

With unemployment, the issue is controversial. Work in bulk. Only lazy people and drunks do not work. Another thing is how this work is paid. And how to get to it.

[Dwarfik]

Kind! Let the Americans consider what they want and what they want, our situation will not change from this, and the things described in the article are correct and correspond to reality! Our country has a strong leader, but not everything is going smoothly inside the country, it won’t be smooth as long as we are outsiders in geopolitics! The right course to go! Now the Americans are stumbling step by step, and our leadership is very skillful in capturing and instantly throwing as soon as the enemy relaxed for a split second! I do not call for anything and do not advertise anyone) but the rope really went our way!

[Alexander borey]

Quote: Dwarfik

but the rope really went our way!

It should only be added that the "rope" is slowly wrapped around Russia's neck. Our opponents are the entire Western world and they will not relax. As for the "instant throws", so far only the States and their allies are demonstrating them on the example of Syria, and we are nothing we cannot do.

[eleorka]

It is interesting that Michael Snyder seems to have written Anglo-Saxon (ili fric) descent and has the ability to think in a very different way than his fellow tribesmen ..... Of course, this itself respects (if, as Alexander Borey writes, this is not just another flattery for vigilance intelligence or if one of the western specks is simply practiced in colloquial Russian on this site ...... but there are plenty of people like that). I think that living in a Western country and reasoning so simply is incredible and impossible.

I live in the West for 23 years ...... Every day on TV and radio - frank negative propaganda about everything that happens in Russia bordering on open hatred of the Russian people.

Rogues and ordinary thieves such as Navalny, Gusinsky, Khodorkovsky, Polonsky, Berezovsky - appear to be freedom fighters in Russia.

What can I say if young children from the age of 6 playing on a computer in every IT store are offered graphic games where they are “bad”, the enemies are Russians.

It is interesting that living here you naturally make friends and colleagues of Anglo-Saxons ..... but the anti-Soviet seeds of discord sown and carefully hatched and now unwittingly put us on the opposite sides of the scales ....... None of them have an objective idea of ​​the past or the present of Russia and indeed of the modern world.

When showing the events of the conflict in Georgia, Russian tanks and inserts of images of women and children fleeing supposedly from “bloodthirsty” (.....) Russians were shown.

They want to see the Russians as they showed the drunken Yeltsin dancing to Clinton's laughter. This is what they want to see.

..... and do not let their language penetrate Russian so quickly ..... The manager is the manager, the PR is the duck, the know-how is savvy ......

[Tatarus]

Quote: eleeorka

What can I say if young children from the age of 6 playing on a computer in every IT store are offered graphic games where they are “bad”, the enemies are Russians.

I think that on this front (games) we are broken to the ground

[Dwarfik]

Quote: Alexander Borey

Quote: Dwarfik

but the rope really went our way!

It should only be added that the "rope" is slowly wrapped around Russia's neck. Our opponents are the entire Western world and they will not relax. As for the "instant throws", so far only the States and their allies are demonstrating them on the example of Syria, and we are nothing we cannot do.

Perhaps nothing can be ruled out! Or exclude by proving the opposite. But Alexander, you follow the situation around Syria, you perfectly see that the model of Libya, Iraq, Yugoslavia has not already worked (did not work). You do not think that the fact that the external aggressor has not yet gone to Syria is the merit of the aggressor? Or maybe really the position of the Russian Federation has become stronger and more confident? We note the complete silence of Germany and other significant countries. shaved back, France fell silent. I am convinced that there were some thoughtful moves here! In the end, we still do not see NATO in Syria - is this not our Goal? Of course, the Goal, as well as enough goals, but these will be other transatlantic stories. Do not relax and Russia! Sincerely.

[Alexander borey]

Quote: Dwarfik

You do not think that the fact that the external aggressor has not yet gone to Syria is the merit of the aggressor?

I propose to leave this question open and draw conclusions on the final results, namely, whether Syria will be attacked or not. Then it will be possible to judge the strength of our diplomacy or its lack. What has not yet been hit on Syria, not yet what he does not say, there are the last preparations of an intelligence and military-technical nature, the identification of targets and the "polishing" of the strike plan against Syria. My personal opinion is that the strike will be inevitable, and all the conversations and disputes in London and Washington are nothing more than a cheap performance, game. Everything has been decided for a long time, huge resources were spent on preparing the strike: information, political, financial, military and intelligence. They will not retreat, you will see. The United States has enough forces and means to carry out a campaign against Syria and alone.

[Alex66]

The article is very optimistic, but judging by the economy of our city, not everything is so smooth.
The aluminum factory is slowly closing.
A difficult plant is also not all workshops in order.
Not high salaries at the state radio factory.
Buildings go but these are shopping centers.
No, we do better than in Ukraine, but still ...

[Dwarfik]

And I’ll add one obvious point: There was a split in NATO, a split of opinions about which 10 years ago it was impossible to think! This is a kind of micro-victory!

[dimon-media]

If Syria stands under the onslaught of the striped and we don’t surrender it (Assad will remain in power), then this will probably lead to irreversible processes in the west, especially among mattresses. How this will end for them is unknown to anyone. Up to an economic catastrophe and complete demoralization of all structures and all circles of their society.
And so the article is certainly positive, although there are small moments where the author slightly attaches. All the same, during the Cold War, the RSFSR was stronger than modern Russia.

[Horn]

I would like to believe that Russia is catching up, and not the United States is slipping. In the villages of Russia - complete hopelessness.

[poccinin]

Quote: svp67

Funny ... That's just the size of our economies are not yet comparable ... so that work and work ...

look at the site "made by us" and see everything for yourself.

[Dwarfik]

Quote: Horn

I would like to believe that Russia is catching up, and not the United States is slipping. In the villages of Russia - complete hopelessness.

Of course, they are right. But these are questions of domestic policy, our internal affairs, and Syria is a big foreign policy issue! But you are right, you need to decide on the other side of the border, and there are problems within yourself.

[poccinin]

RUSSIA has only one problem. It’s informational. We need to tell and show more about RUSSIA on channels that broadcast abroad. history. culture. modernity. and our game producers should create games where the Russians crush everyone into powder. We have a great country with a rich history. Beautiful nature and wonderful people. Not everything is as bad as it seems. Yes, there are problems. But they are not critical.

[labendik]

A crazy set of ambiguous and insignificant facts(?).

[Witch]

The article as a whole is a plus (it’s nice that they started to respect us a little), but the comparisons are of course crazy...

[Sergey Medvedev]

What all these statements are worth will be shown by the development of events in Syria.

[Vtel]

Author Michael Snyder - almost Snowden, as a sign of gratitude. Of course, there are a lot of positive things about GDP in comparison with former rulers who were drunk or selling their country. But there is another medal - two peoples, one people working and the other reaping its fruits - this is clearly seen from the advertisement - “Gas is our property” and not only gas, but this is the property of the people who are above you and me, who are not they will go to fight for Russia - this is not their homeland, their main task is to pump out of Russia everything that can be taken away, which is what we see in the form of the Serdyukovs, Abramovichs, Berezovskys, Chubais, Vekselbergs, etc. And now the question is, who is covering them from above... It’s a mystery and an unpleasant aftertaste, but in general it’s nothing, the common Russian people have never lived well, maybe now it’s a little better, everyone is on a car - that’s an achievement, even schoolchildren already they drive around, there is a lot of sausage in the stores, rags from Turkey and other crap.
Based on the above, we can say that he resembles an “observer” by analogy from places not so distant, in this sense, yes, otherwise the people would have long ago torn apart the entire liberal pack, which like bugs sit and feed on the body of long-suffering Russia. May God grant that the Lord will send us in the future the true Ruler of Rus' in the full sense of the word, while we have not yet deserved him, for more We think about machines (Thank God not all of them) than about God and salvation and Russia and all the good people, including those in Syria. But there is also good. Russia is slowly being reborn spiritually and this is the main thing.

[Horla]

The article is nonsense. The author did not indicate that Russia purchases about 70% of the food it needs, about 80% of industrial goods. A great and powerful country, which was the USSR, produced almost everything on its territory. The author did not voice the latest achievements of Russian science; he calls the boat, which was designed back in the USSR and built for more than 15 years, the newest; the author did not talk about Russian officials who steal billions and invest them in the economy of the same USA, buying real estate there and opening accounts. Achievements Russia has so far received very few new types of military equipment and weapons into its troops.

[essenger]

One country produces more oil and the other imports more. Yeah, I haven't seen funnier arguments yet)))

[nnz226]

Reminds: “Who offended you, an orphan?!” "Carlo the organ grinder!" (from the cartoon about Pinocchio)

[Savva30]

Do we even need to catch up with the USA? We take all sorts of crap from them...like the Unified State Examination, debauchery, drugs, homosexuality, etc. What will we take when we catch up???
Oil and gas are not an indicator. The more we extract, the less it becomes, plus damage to the environment, humans,...
HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD STRIVE FOR:
It’s hard for me to imagine what kind of “personal freedom” there may be for an unemployed person who goes hungry and does not find the use of his labor. True freedom exists only where exploitation is destroyed, where there is no oppression of some people by others, where there is no unemployment and poverty, where a person does not tremble that tomorrow he may lose his job, housing, bread. Only in such a society is real, not paper, personal and any other freedom possible.
(Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin)

[ZU-23]

So that’s all true, but we shouldn’t forget our minuses and quickly correct them into pluses. Go Russia!!! wake up Russian people!!!

[kulagin]

No matter what we think about this and how we discuss it, one thing attracts attention: the article was written not by a Russian journalist, but by an American one. And he does not praise his president and his policies, which could be regarded as “deflection,” ordering, or sycophancy. On the contrary, he warns his people (that is, the United States) about the danger increasingly emanating from Russia. And this already suggests that not everything is as bad in Russia as they say. I am inclined to believe the statements of enemies who speak about you not with sarcasm and disdain, but with fear. We can only believe that this was actually written by a US journalist, and not ours, hiding under a fictitious pseudonym.
I think that the situation with Syria will soon show who we are in the political arena: an empty place (as it was in the 90s) or at least a little authority.

[patsantre]

It’s funny to read this childish nonsense. The first 5 points are devoted to the fact that we have a lot of resources - but so what? Where is the result? Since we are so rich, where is the high standard of living, where is the modern army, powerful industry and advanced science? We have always had a lot of resources, but they don’t make us a superpower. On the contrary, it’s a shame with such wealth to be inferior to the United States or even Japan in terms of economic level.
Unemployment, debt - so what? Algeria has a debt of 25% of GDP, will it also soon “catch up” with the USA?
Economic growth - yes, it was, but was it Putin’s merit? Or a consequence of rising prices for the same resources? Something like the previous growth has not been observed lately, strange, since Putin is at the helm? This growth is not our merit, they began It’s stupid to pump more oil and gas and sell it at a higher price. We need to develop differently. And even with this rate of Growth, it will take us another 50 years to catch up with the Amers, and then only if they stand still.
I laughed at the facts that Moscow is the most expensive city, it has the largest metro, and the most billionaires. How does this bring us closer to the USA? What is there to be proud of?
The Russian army is in second place...but with a colossal and so far insurmountable lag. Yes, and they were in a hurry with second place. Did the author say this out of the blue?
About the “almost silent Borey” - I’m just under the table. Their Virginias and Seawolves make much less noise, and so does our Ash. But where do we have these Ashes in our troops?
I also laughed at Putin’s statement that the T-50 would be the best aircraft. It, to your left, hasn’t even been created yet, and since when has Putin become an aviation expert here?
Yes, we have unsurpassed samples of equipment, but the troops do not have them yet, and they also need highly qualified specialists. So there is no practical use of this equipment yet.
"No. 18 At last count, there are more Russian spies in the United States now than during the Cold War."
This actually killed them. Who counted them? Maybe Putin reports daily to the State Department about how many spies they sent this time, and names them, just in case? Or maybe the Americans themselves carry out a seasonal count of spies... like “Ryuzke shpiyon, hit everyone then and there, protect you with a buoy!”

[alone]

What’s the point of being proud of the fact that Moscow is the second most expensive city in the world? Do you think it’s easier for ordinary Muscovites?))

[Ddhal]

Yes, yes, yes.....only a couple more hats are missing...
We are selling the mineral resources that belong to everyone by right of birth, left and right...
We smile at the advertisement with the mocking slogan: “Gas is a national treasure”
We pay for gasoline almost like in Europe... Let's wait for extortionate electricity standards... Let's bear with it - they will legalize two buckets of water per person per day...
And we digest the officials and utility workers who, sitting tightly on their necks, are already brazenly offering to clean their shoes...by buying cream and a brush from them.
Let's also make the mosque a national symbol of the Orthodox country...
I don’t know about you, but my stock of patience is running out.

[RA77]

You are all good guys for being so happy about Russia’s successes against the backdrop of the United States. But if I were you, I wouldn’t say that the United States is losing ground and becoming weaker. It's an illusion! They are still oh so strong. Their whole problem, in my opinion, lies only in the lack of good strong leaders. Look at the faces of the people who have been at the helm of the United States lately, listen to what they say. From president to president they are becoming more and more degraded. They are already close to insanity, in fact.

[darksoul]

There are certainly improvements, but the fact that we are a commodity exporter and are ahead of the United States in this indicator is nonsense, just like being proud of the fact that we are drug addicts and cannot get off the needle.....and the fact that Moscow is the most expensive city....mind you not the most beautiful, comfortable for people, cozy for living, but expensive does not do it any honor, so it’s not worth considering as +

[GREAT RUSSIA]

Russia is the sixth most developed economy in the world in terms of GDP.

Russia ranks 5th in the world in terms of GDP in terms of PPP (purchasing power parity) and 7th in the world in terms of GDP in nominal terms.

[duchy]

What is this? Flattery or understanding of the situation. Can the beginning reach consciousness?

[Yarosvet]

Abruptly

But in this regard, mattresses are decades behind us

[Yarosvet]

And in this too

[GREAT RUSSIA]

I am proud of my HOMELAND, that I was born in it, every person who loves his homeland should thank GOD for being born in this beautiful and wonderful country. Look what our country is like, no country has such a rich history as ours, no country has experienced as many declines and prosperity as ours, when everyone thought that RUSSIA was doomed, thanks to the efforts of those peoples who lived in it, it became even stronger and I believe that our MOTHERLAND will be reborn again (it is already being reborn) and will surpass the times of the USSR, again thanks to the peoples who live on its vast territory. There is a time for everything. And if we now take up our GREAT MOTHERLAND, it will surpass the USSR, I have no doubt about that, and let the amers rot there in their rabbit hole, the BEAR woke up, and Now he will again become the master of the world, it’s high time.

[Tapochek]

Russia is rising slowly

[Shoma-1970]

Quote: Dober

Quote: INTER

Undoubtedly, a lot has been done by V.V. Putin,

We sing it. In the rhythm of the march, with pathetics! -

"The deaf will see
Hear the sighted.
Waldemar Putin -
Don't * uh Sobchachiy! "

I have never seen such a monstrously stupid quote!!!

[fall]

Reminds me of a fairy tale or a promise to catch up and overtake America...............Khrushchev! Or the construction of communism in...................1980, just at that time the Afghan war began!!!!!!!!!!!! Dreams Come True!