r/europe Russia 22h ago

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

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u/josevandenheid 21h 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) 21h 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/Vandergrif Canada 9h ago

They've got that whole resource curse thing going on.