Why is Russia big?
>>57540267
Because they ate their neighbours. They didn't have any elites of their own so every conquered region influenced their culture.
Polish clay. All of it.
>>57540440
>no elites of their own
I'm talking about Muscovy of course, not Russian Empire. So begining of the Russian identity.
>>57540490
good idea
it's mostly scenic landscapes and mosquitos desu
>>57540267
It's mostly tundra and taiga
>>57540267
>80% is barren tundra wasteland
>>57540440
>>57540490
>>57540497
>>57540543
So much butthurt.
>>57540267
Because it can.
>>57540543
>>57540736
perfect europe
>>57540736
Shit, WW3 is a coming.
>>57540736
why did you leave half of Croatia behind
>>57540267
All the land in the East was basically uninhabited I thought? They simply colonised it
>>57540267
I think that the real question is: why is Russia so small?
>>57540543
Ruky proč od Kryma, kurva!
>>57540903
it had hundreds of little finnic tribes but they were mostly ignored
Russia colonisation was basically setting up a fort along a longass road and trying to survive there until you succeeded, there were even some Poles setting up towns for The Eternal Russian
pretty comfy if not the fucking mosquitos
>>57540267
They had a civilizational advantage over the so called "Russian Asia". These territories have a not so well developed identity and economy, although Buryats identify with Mongols
>>57540903
>>57541047
You don't have mosquitoes in Poland? That's it. I'm moving to Poland.
>>57541047
Finns live in European part, in the Siberia there're only some Turkic and Mongol nations, like Hakas and Altai people (Turks) and Buryats (basically Mongols)
>>57540267
If I pulled the Moscow off, would they die?
>>57540267
That's like asking why gas expands in a vacuum.
>>57541570
No, they'd just go back deeper into Russia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37l7P5V1eXU
>>57540267
why is your face stupid?
>>57541735
don't post the harmoszka man
he gives me PTSD
>>57541735
why are your women psycho bitches?
Because they're the most successful colonial nation.
>>57541391
our musquitos die when you turn on the air conditioner
>>57541735
What is CIA doing in Siberian taiga?
Is this some sort of undercover operation?
They stole the land from Ukrainians.
We could have prevented this
>>57541283
whats the one heavily populated place in the middle of eastern side?
>>57540267
It could be bigger.
