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Russia is a country that is still in a state of upheaval. For this reason, you will see different types of behavior depending on the region and situation. There is modern Russia, especially in the big cities, and there is modern Russia, mostly in the countryside, where the Soviet Union
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Erdogan and Putin – history reloaded
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Big brother – small brother? Russia and Ukraine – the complicated liaison
It feels a bit like the times that were thought to have been overcome, namely the Cold War. If you watch the news on German television, you see evil Russia against heroic Ukraine, which is trying to free itself from the Russian stranglehold. If you flick through the Russian TV