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There are funny pics, memes, and cringey videos we shamelessly devour on the internet, eating up our productive time like there’s no tomorrow. And then, there are funny Russian pics that take the entertainment to a whole new level.
The Twitter page “No Context Russia” is basically a virtual home to this kind of content. The posts seem to reflect the very core of “Russian reality” taken out of context that feels both hyperreal and surreal at the same time. Think of “Stal’in Doner” or a man covered in brown paint chopping a watermelon in half with his bare hand—things are really weird on the other side of the world!
Scroll down, upvote your favorite Russian reality moments, and be sure to check our previous post on what “A Normal Day In Russia” looks like as presented in a compilation of weird and wonderful pics.
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VeryDarkMatter 4 years ago
Every winter I put my fridge off and store my groceries in a cold outside-place. It works very well and for at least 4 months/year I dont need a fridge.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Energy efficient-check! Creative-check! A+ for problem solving- check!
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Tyler Six 4 years ago
Didn't hedwig die?...BY THE POWER OF RUSSIA HE HAS BEEN REVIVED THROUGH VODKA!!!
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Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago (edited)
Maybe that person is a member of Mensa. :D
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago (edited)
Such a gorgeous bird. Clever to use mattress protection for their lap. You're not going to diaper an owl, are you?
Odd Ragnar Deng Lerstøl 4 years ago
Only norwegians will understand: "Her er det ikke ugler i mosen." :)
A lot of Russian content ends up on Western social media platforms like YouTube, Instagram and Twitter, where people share funny and often plain crazy videos and images about everyday life there. Such videos have gained so much momentum on YouTube that a single Russian fail compilation amasses tens of millions of views. And there are plenty of them!
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8Yorkies-and-63cats 4 years ago
Wow... I was gonna say something about ninjas and onions, but I really need to go give some love to my dogs right now...
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"Squeeze the chicken to stop the bus"
Anders Magrioteli 4 years ago
As a bus driver I would even let you do that. 🙂
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Paola Martz 4 years ago
We have those too in some Mexican buses 🤣🤣 guess we're like half-brothers with the Russian 😝
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fin the frog 4 years ago
there's some sort of royal or important person there and the kid on the left has a sweatshirt that says 'california knows how to party' which probably isnt very appropriate
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Thomas E S Thomas 4 years ago
Most Russians don't know English. Anyway, it's nice he attends church.
However, Western social media in Russia is not something to be taken for granted. In fact, on March 10 this year, photos and videos on Twitter were loading more slowly than usual for users in Russia. This came as a flashback for opposition activists who started demonstrations against electoral fraud as early as a decade ago with the help of Facebook and VKontakte.
Since then, the state has been in development of a legal and technological toolkit to regulate online information. They introduced content filters, started blocking lists and fining or even jailing people for things they post online.
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"Do not knock, the cat has keys"
Mikael Högfors 4 years ago
"Is this safe?" can't be translated into Russian.
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A B C 4 years ago
It's translated right below the picture, but thanks anyways ;)
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Sofie 4 years ago
Yeah it's kind of cruel when you think about it 😂 Like when my bf won't open the door when I ring the doorbell using my nose with arms full of grocery bags and a baby because I have keys.
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Sofia Bereza 1 year ago (edited)
Let me explain, I'm Russian :) It probably means this: if you see that the cat wants to come in and you're willing to help – you don't knock, you don't call the owners, you just take the key off its collar, open the door and let it in.
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"Escalator temporarily stairs"
BaconBenchPress616 4 years ago
Famous quote by Mitch Hedburg. "An escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience."
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Vicky Z 4 years ago (edited)
You would see me on the side frozen too probably with my mouth still full with food
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Terry Tobias 4 years ago
Oh wow! I'll have to try that. I live in upstate New York and we have some winter days that might be bad enough. For example, I had a cat that missed her litter box when peeing one day (I kept it in the basement) and by the time I saw it, it had completely frozen.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
I can feel the bone-chilling cold radiating from this photograph.
In 2019, the Kremlin made a controversial move in taking control over the country’s internet infrastructure. The so-called “sovereign internet” law was introduced, which was basically a series of amendments to existing laws. TIME explains that these amendments theoretically enabled the Russian authorities to isolate “RuNet”—the unofficial name for websites hosted in Russia and sites on Russian domain names— from the global web in vaguely defined times of crisis, giving the Russian authorities control over flows of data coming in and out of the country.
What’s more, the “sovereign internet” law required internet service providers (ISPs) to install deep packet inspection (DPI) equipment. The same equipment has been used by some countries, like China, for censorship. It turns out that DPI equipment tools enable the state to circumvent providers, automatically block content and reroute internet traffic.
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"The shop is under surveillance"
DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
Police: Did you see what happened? Cat: Yes Police: What happened? Cat: I'm not bothered enough to say.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
I'm not giving that information for free! What do you have to offer
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Alexandru Bucur 4 years ago
This is actually from a video taken on April 8, 2020 in Novokuznetsk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXF2-ZmD4G8 The person filming them shouts at them: "- What’s up, boys, bus tickets got too expensive? Are you sailing to Novoboydaevka?" - "No, to Novosibirsk." - "Where is the next stop?" - "Wherever we arrive!"
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Susan Widomski 3 years ago
I am thinking about baking shows and I don't think this will win first place.
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Me Oh My 4 years ago
Ya know what? It looks pretty tasty. Pierogi or cake, both are delicious.
Vicky Zar 4 years ago
Not sure, but I think Pierogi is the Polish version. The Russian ones are called Pelmeni
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ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила навеки Великая Русь. Да здравствует, созданный волей народов, Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
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echotheroyal 4 years ago
There was a man in Russia long ago, he was big and strong in his eyes a flaming glow
fin the frog 4 years ago
MOST PEOPLE LOOK AT HIM WITH TERROR AND WITH FEAR
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ChildOfChaos 4 years ago (edited)
"It's the dwarves that go swimming with little hairy women!" -Gimli Edit: not saying that applies here, just made me think of that.
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mehoi 4 years ago
I love how her hands show the strain of having ripped out a tree but the rest of her is just out for walk on a nice day...
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ADHORTATOR 4 years ago (edited)
After the First Order went out of business, the former staff had to find new jobs....
ZAPanda 4 years ago
well, his excellency comrade Putin *is* a little bit reminiscient of a sith lord.
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Susan Atkinson 4 years ago
After the Death Star was destroyed us Storm Troopers took any job that would hire us.
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Judah Phelps 4 years ago
Incorrect, alcohol and tobacco are all drugs, regardless of the amount it is consumed. And drugs are ( as we all know ) bad.
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Katy McMouse 4 years ago
Are we sure that they're just messing about? Kinda looks like the one on the bottom is getting strangled!
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niki.bordeaux 4 years ago
Would you also say that when 2 guys were involved?
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Fluffy_wolfy 36 4 years ago
Dont mind us! just a bunch of people carrying ikea stuffed harks on an escelator!
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ғɪɴɴ ᴅ. ʜᴀʀᴍᴀɴɴ 4 years ago
The "other" heavy metal will b coming from the engine of that rusty kamaz xD
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Sum Guy 4 years ago
We know exactly what will be happening the minute she's in the house alone with him
Onie McGurk 4 years ago
You get more flies with honey and you get more churchgoers with hot Jesus
Chithra Warrier 4 years ago
That's Lucifer from Heaven's Secret in Romance Club. Great story by the way.
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MellonCollie 4 years ago
TIL that concierge is a pretty international word.
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Debby B 4 years ago
Because the people who do this are cruel and want their pets to look a certain way; happens everywhere. Assholes.
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Isla Hendry 4 years ago
hmmm, white w/ black stripes or black w/white stripes? UGH! Such a hard decision!!
Sue Lynn Chan 4 years ago
Go with the black w/white stripes. It's today trends.
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Strawberry Hellcat 4 years ago (edited)
For everyday wear. For special occasions, there is Weslav Squatnik suit as worn on "Life of Boris". (https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeofBoris)
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"I am not for sale. I am advertising vodka."
Sue Hazlewood 4 years ago
I would not have thought Russia needed to actually advertise vodka LOL
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Riley Streeter 4 years ago
I think I'm going crazy. For a second that bird looked like someone riding a flying broomstick.
Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
I would love to explore an abandoned place like that, were it legal, of course.
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
The river that powered the town's industry dried up. The businesses closed. The roads were moved. All that was left were the onion domes atop the graceful manor.
Ladyvischuss 4 years ago
This is beautiful. You just don't understand the Russian soul.
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
I'd like this as my PPE mask. He won't get Covid but he might get psittacosis.
I’m A Black Cat 4 years ago
If you are referring to the pigeon headed man: maybe it is Saint Pete. If you're asking about the church behind him, that's Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg
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Andrei Marentette 4 years ago
when they say "wear a face covering" there is always the one person who takes it too literally
GaeFrog 4 years ago
At least they don't have it right under their nose god that annoys me so much
Thomas Sweda 4 years ago
At least she’s covered, unlike a number of people I saw this morning.
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Patricia O'Rourke 4 years ago
I had a student once from Siberia. He said nobody leaves their good car in the street, you keep your good car in the garage all winter and use an old one that you don't mind getting bashed... Because it will, sliding on the ice.
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Alexandra Grey 4 years ago
I've done that after ice storms in Northern New York. Use a soft mallet and hit the glass at an angle. You won't damage the car at all. It's hella faster than using a scraper.
Hugh Walter 4 years ago
It's a rubber hammer for fitted-floors and double/replacement glazing.
#32
"Don't eat Egor"
Евгеника Зуева 4 years ago
Egor Letov was an underground musician, played some kind of experimental rock in 90s. This is his portrait)
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Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Looks like he makin some home made wine...Saluting the yeast thats hard at work?
Onie McGurk 4 years ago
Guaranteed he has a houseful of teenage kids and needs a safe space where he receives respect.
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Ezigma 4 years ago
Hey,got to get some World of Warcraft in before the dance. They might have had a raid planned!
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ZAPanda 4 years ago
burning some saint martyr thing.. saw this on another post. russians help us out again?
Kai 4 years ago
Looks like the burning of the winter. Ancient pagan festival. The flamethrower is a modern touch though
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Denny Cwiek 4 years ago
Made me laugh out loud here in my cubicle at work!
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Enamelcamel 4 years ago
She looks not only happy to be burning something ... but HIGHLY EXPERIENCED with a flamethrower. You don't see that in a lot of folks wearing traditional costumes for a religious festival.
#36
"Searching for a therapist"
April Stephens 4 years ago
Is this taken at a subway station? I hope someone helped her that day and she made it home safely.
#37
Scarlett Fox 4 years ago
Looks like it got shut down https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-oddly-stalin-doner-idUSKBN29E0LU
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V Martinez 4 years ago
Are we not going to ask about the redness that he's got going on? Paint? Tomato skin? Dye? Freaky thin suit? I kinda feel like I have to know!
Onie McGurk 4 years ago
Immediately regretting encouraging her husband to express himself more in karate
#39
Nannis Goatis 4 years ago
Is he copying the guys in the U.S. at Walmart who didn't want to wear a mask?
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I’m A Black Cat 4 years ago
That's right human, this is OUR compartment. Now go get us treats!
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
In the US they have the Red Hat Ladies. In Russia it's Rainbow Babushkas.
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Isla Hendry 4 years ago
hehe "ahh, Rob we have a problem" "what is it?" "the kids are gone..." "WELL FIND THEM! I HATE PAPERWORK!!"
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"Progress"
#45
"Buns"
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Bumps to keep cars from entering. My guess is that a street artist was inspired.
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Katy McMouse 4 years ago (edited)
Morning coffee breaks are so much more exciting in Russia. They really do it up.
Isla Hendry 4 years ago
'oh the kids playground is burning to the ground. wait.... where's my kid? Timmy? Timmy!'
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Hugh Walter 4 years ago
How sad that it's all Western brands, I bet they have lovely local chocolate, that Anglo-American crap is barely chocolate at all.
#50
Savings Bank (left) and Savings Bar (right)
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
The church is nearby, but the roads are icy. The bar is far away, but we'll walk carefully. - Russian saying
#51
"Not for Oleg"
I’m A Black Cat 4 years ago
Oleg is on a liquid diet and may only drink out of that big plastic bottle
#52
Rage of Aquarius 4 years ago
He probably doesn't. It's popular in Russia to wear shirts with American print on it without knowing what it says. Especially since homosexuality is a death sentence.
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#53
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
I got so confused looking at the cat "where's it's face?!" I guess it just turned its fluffy lil head all the way around o.O XD
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RoseTheMad 4 years ago
Could make the UK flag out of that, or France, The Netherlands, Thailand, Chile, Norway, Czech Republic and more... silly 'muricans xP
Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-red-white-and-blue-flags
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StormWolf 4 years ago
As a South African- grown child I see nothing wrong with this. It looks tasty and if the only thing people can pick on is the use of cardboard for a tablecloth and being unfamiliar with butter in tea, that's pathetic. At least an attempt at a tablecloth was made, ffs and are we really so immature as to outright reject stuff we don't know about?
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Jess Thompson 4 years ago
Typical breakfast in a lot of Slavic countries too - bread meat cheese
Jonny Man 4 years ago
The very first thing that I thought when I looked at this? "Eww... what are all those lumps in the tea?"
I’m A Black Cat 4 years ago
Those are just tea leaves. Happens when hot water is poured directly over them in a cup. And half a slice of lemon. Nothing gross enough to go "eww" about
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Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Waiting for forty strong people. Twenty to push the rear half on the right side, twenty to push the front half from the left side.
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leia's emotional cupcake 4 years ago
there are only 3 brain cells left now
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Yes, yes it is...I just realized that you are essentially taking a mask from Borat's "banana hammock"
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Mommitude Attitude 4 years ago
It's a "popper" - like bubble wrap but reusable
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Terry Tobias 4 years ago
The building on the left is quite beautiful, especially in comparison to its neighbor.
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
"For the last time, we are NOT doing the Stick-and-Bucket Dance. No one is to EVER do the Stick-and-Bucket dance."
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
Are they playing that larping game where they do fantasy fights and stuff?
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Viliam Elikh 4 years ago
There is a normal faced chocolate bar behind the alcohol. Lol. Alyonka chocolates. Refraction.
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Ksenia M 4 years ago
until you accidentally step on it in the dark for fall on your ass for the nth time! Every goddamn winter)
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"Cyberschool"
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Isla Hendry 4 years ago
"ahh! here we are! the luxury hotel I heard about on Insta!" "quick start recording!"
Atero 4 years ago
I might need to ask around to confirm, but writing should have similar meaning as "middle of nowhere"
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Not a good place to run away from home to. Or maybe I need to see home first.
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Memere 4 years ago (edited)
There was a guy here in my hometown, Kansas City, who had a birthday party for the pothole in front of his house. He even baked a cake for it, lol. The city came & fixed it within a couple of days after it made the news! And a lady threw a birthday party in New Orleans because their entire street was torn up for a solid year.
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setsuriseikou 4 years ago
Depending on the recipe, they might surprise you with a somewhat sour taste, since they look very much like oladii (оладьи), a type of pancakes made with sour milk or kefir (a fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt).
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Poultry Geist 4 years ago
I’m a gardener and I took my moms Russian neighbors some left over plants from work. They made me pancakes and gave me a framed picture of a deer!
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setsuriseikou 4 years ago
Looks like a school graduation ceremony dinner, so vodka's most likely stashed somewhere in the girls' purses. Source: am Russian, been there (didn't do that, though, strong drinks not being my cuppa tea).
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Sue Sanders 4 years ago
So what's the problem here? They eat, they drink Pepsi and wine, they take computers to social events. Sounds pretty much the US of A.
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ChildOfChaos 4 years ago
Not really. First of all, Russia is a big place. Lotta cultures and weirdness to go around. Second, and more importantly, they only post the weird pictures that are from russia, to fool people into thinking that this is the norm in russia. If I went around the US wearing dead raccoons on my shoulders, it would be extremely weird. They'd post it to a russian site that says "No context US pics". But in reality, its just in WV that you'd see that, particularly the mountains. Case in point.
Load More Replies... Ekaterina Sidiakova 4 years ago
The most annoying thing about all these is that some stupid Russian people post things like this to show how weird Russia is and then the rest of the world has this image when thinking of Russia. Its literally the same as the rest of Europe and all of you are having a completely made up image of it. Each of these images have same things happening in all other countries. Each one of them.
Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago
Conversely every country has myths about them. Only when you have lived in a country for a while do you realize how different it is to the public's idea of it. Except Ohio.
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Anna Grace 4 years ago
These pictures were depressing at best. Thank God I don’t live in such a dismal place. 😒
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Many nationalities are insane, and each is insane in its own way. These are examples of distinctly Russian insanity. Gotta love 'em!
ChildOfChaos 4 years ago
Not really. First of all, Russia is a big place. Lotta cultures and weirdness to go around. Second, and more importantly, they only post the weird pictures that are from russia, to fool people into thinking that this is the norm in russia. If I went around the US wearing dead raccoons on my shoulders, it would be extremely weird. They'd post it to a russian site that says "No context US pics". But in reality, its just in WV that you'd see that, particularly the mountains. Case in point.
Load More Replies... Ekaterina Sidiakova 4 years ago
The most annoying thing about all these is that some stupid Russian people post things like this to show how weird Russia is and then the rest of the world has this image when thinking of Russia. Its literally the same as the rest of Europe and all of you are having a completely made up image of it. Each of these images have same things happening in all other countries. Each one of them.
Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago
Conversely every country has myths about them. Only when you have lived in a country for a while do you realize how different it is to the public's idea of it. Except Ohio.
Load More Replies... Anna Grace 4 years ago
These pictures were depressing at best. Thank God I don’t live in such a dismal place. 😒
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Many nationalities are insane, and each is insane in its own way. These are examples of distinctly Russian insanity. Gotta love 'em!
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