10 Ways Russians are Misunderstood Around the World

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Russia is arguably one of the most controversial countries on the planet. Much is said about them one way or the other (primarily due to Vladimir Putin), and very few countries have as many stereotypes (especially negative ones) floating around about them.

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Source/Further reading:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-ever-happened-to-russian-revolution-180964768/
http://www.rbth.com/arts/327309-is-russia-europe-or-asia
http://www.history.com/news/napoleons-disastrous-invasion-of-russia-200-years-ago
https://books.google.com/books?id=nqGvDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=slavophiles+versus+francophiles&source=bl&ots=7GGTjY__wF&sig=nw6e5tTGl2QhrbA-8mOwCLySlU4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdz8Xn8vXdAhUF1VkKHZ2pAtIQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=slavophiles%20versus%20francophiles&f=false
https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/05/29/a_question_of_taste_the_untranslatable_word_poshlost_37047.html
http://www.knowledgelost.org/literature/understanding-fascination-russian-literature/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cyrillic-alphabet
https://blogs.transparent.com/russian/vodka-drinking-etiquette/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/06/why-so-many-top-hackers-hail-from-russia/
https://books.google.com/books?id=UXP5AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA813&lpg=PA813&dq=pravda+can+mean+many+thing&source=bl&ots=yM-5PZtLqO&sig=7xuBh6sxWMGg6fptFRGGj74IK8M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiMqPH-9vXdAhUno1kKHcPkAVw4ChDoATACegQIBBAB#v=onepage&q=pravda%20can%20mean%20many%20thing&f=false

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