#Russia

Was it worth it for Russia to invade Ukraine, considering all impacts holistically two and a half years later?

Russia’s inflation is 35%, the national wealth fund is empty, no money to pay soldiers, Soviet weapon stockpiles finished, a million of ma...

Zain Ali 20 Jan, 2025

How do people endure and adapt to the harsh cold in Siberia?

The rules of survival are simple: 1. Dress according to the weather. If it's warm outside, dressing is easy. If it is cold outside - d...

Zain Ali 16 Jan, 2025

How do high-ranking Russian officials protect themselves from assassination?

Vladimir Putin  is probably the most highly guarded man on the planet. He pays his personal guards well, and not just in money — he makes ...

Zain Ali 15 Jan, 2025

What are some mindblowing facts about Russia?

The Metro of St. Petersburg, with an average depth of hundred meters, is the deepest Metro in the world. (Image: saint-petersburg.com) Twe...

Zain Ali 5 Jan, 2025

According to Putin's logic, should Russia attack Finland, a former Russian region?

If Russia attacks Finland, it will probably end this time with Finnish troops on the Red Square in Moscow, and burning Kremlin . Russians ...

Zain Ali 2 Jan, 2025

What is the most Russian thing ever?

I was working on a power station in Moscow and, for the weekend, went to a small town (Kaluga), two hundred kilometres south-west from the...

Zain Ali 1 Jan, 2025

What is often overlooked about Moscow?

In Moscow Metro, when trains move to the city center, announcements are made in a male voice, and from the center - in a female voice. Thi...

Zain Ali 22 Dec, 2024

How are Russians able to defend such a huge territory? Also how did they do it in the past?

Russia’s borders span over 60,000 kilometers and are monitored by the Border Service of the Federal Security Service, staffed by 170,000 pe...

Zain Ali 19 Dec, 2024

In September 2024, Russian troops picked up a strange Ukrainian drone that had crashed. Their dismantling report is as follows:

The wingspan is about 3 meters and the fuselage is made of carbon fiber. The overall design is truly fascinating. The warhead is a bomb. The...

Zain Ali 19 Dec, 2024

What differentiates a resident of Moscow from a citizen of Russia?

Hello, my name Brutalsky. I’m in Fili, western area of Moscow, Russia. I show special railway tracks. It was used to transport Vostok spac...

Zain Ali 19 Dec, 2024