>over 100 languages >over 130 ethnic groups >49 regions >22 republics >6 federal territories >1 autonomous region and 10 autonomous areas
we are the most diverse country in the world and we live in peace with each other. It makes all you seethe. We will never balkanize xD Soldiers from every region are willing to fight and die for Russia the same can't be said for your countries who have ethnic conflicts, even in Western Europe, Belgium. UK. Spain etc all have ethnic conflicts and separatism xD
Could you explain to me, why these republic didn't leave Russia after USSR fall? Unlike Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, etc
Wyatt Bailey
serious question OP, what do you think the map you just posted represents?
Jeremiah Wood
They were a part of RSFSR
Oliver Garcia
Some tried but were violently stopped from doing so
Robert Gutierrez
>even in Western Europe, Belgium. UK. Spain etc all have ethnic conflicts and separatism xD None of those had anything close to a Chechnya war so you're retarded.
Anthony Morris
central asia was last place ruski empire conquered. so they always had memory of independent times.
Andrew Nguyen
>Unlike Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, etc Those were separate countries by the constitution, so they could leave by law.
Daniel Harris
that ship in the background is sleeping with the fish
Aaron Butler
What's that ship in the background? I hope nothing bad happened to it.
russia is an empire in the old sense of the term, as in past empires like the roman empire ruled extremely diverse peoples under the same umbrella, and even tho those people were not given the same exact treatment as the citizens of rome, they still begrudgingly recognised the legitimacy of the empire russia is the last empire in this sense that it unifies these peoples under one territory and one political unit people talk about american imperialism but america is not empire in this sense, it is pretty bad at governing foreign territories america is not an empire but it created the current world order which is recognised as legitimate by most sovereign states this world order is cultural, monetary, diplomatic, even military to an extent, but it is not a single political unit, it is compromised of seperate sovereignties, and this is why it is not empire
Camden Roberts
>ruled extremely diverse peoples Russia is overwhelmingly Russian >under the same umbrella Minorities get their own republics and autonomy unlike America where Indians, Africans and Europeans are all treated the same. Note that in some of these republics Russians still form the great majority, as in Karelia.
Kayden Torres
Russian Federation has very many Parallels with Indian state >extream diversity >problem with one muslim region(Chechnya/kashmir) >security forces filled with Asians & minorities I might even say Russia is white India or India is brown Russia
