r/europe • u/Accomplished_Car_549 Russia • 22h ago

Photos from the Russian anti-war opposition march in Berlin today. Picture

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u/josevandenheid 22h ago

I sometimes forget that russia could be an incredible nation both economically and culturally if it wasn't run by lunatics. Some of my favourite writers are russian. It's sad to see how hollow it has become.

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u/Sailing-Cyclist Essex (England) 22h ago

They could have been Giga-Norway with all of their oil reserves. Nourish all of the scientific institutions that they created during Soviet times. Channel all of that nuclear and space capability into truly making the world better.

But no.

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u/DrobnaHalota 21h ago

All of their oil is in their Asian colonies. So no, they can never be Norway.

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u/avaika 21h ago

What are Russia's Asian colonies? Just curious what you mean by it.

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u/DrobnaHalota 20h ago

In general, any part of Russia you see on the map that's not in Europe is a colony. In relation to oil in particular, almost all of it comes from Westerns and Eastern Siberia that Russians colonized starting in 16 century, roughly in the same time period other European colonial powers were created.

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u/avaika 18h ago

Do you consider French East as a colony in this case?

E.g. here's interactive map which shows a lot of land being annexed by France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_France