it's russia

In Russia, there are two problems: indifference and a lack of solidarity. - Alexey Etmanov. But no matter what people say, about Great Russia it will forever remain powerful and invincible. Many have tried to invade this great country, like Napoleon Bonaparte, Hitler, and many others, but they never succeeded and never will. It's all about the strength of the Russian spirit. But the natural humor and unbreakable logic of city residents are the greatest assets of those who live on the territory of Russia. Only in Russia can a staircase simply lead into a wall; only in Russia is it faster to walk home than to try to ride in a high-speed car and stand in traffic for half a day; only in Russia do grandmothers know about the Dow Jones Index and who moved into the thirty-fifth apartment. Only those who make a salary of twenty-five thousand rubles a month can spend a hundred and fifty thousand on vacation and then pay off the loan for another six months. When you see men drinking calmly on the street in forty-degree below zero, you say, "This is Russia," and a child eating ice cream may appear in the background. When we don't understand the logic of builders who build a house askew, or police officers who sleep on benches in yards, we simply say, "This is Russia." And the most amazing thing is that no one is surprised anymore. As the great classic said, you cannot understand Russia with your mind. And Russians don't care about it. On the internet, searching for "This is Russia" can show you pounds of very funny, illogical, and absurd photos. Because the phrase "This is Russia" has long since become colloquial. Foreigners when they come to Russia as tourists or just for earnings try to understand our country. And at the moment when they understand all about "Russia," something that seems simply unreal to them happens, and Russians don't react to it at all. And all logic collapses, tears are shed, and they leave Russia without understanding anything about this country. The only thing that is impossible to understand is that on Red Square you can buy a balalaika, a matryoshka, and vodka, and a bear or Lenin will take a picture with them in the end. Memes in the "This is Russia" category will never expire. All you need to do to create them is to carry a charged phone or a regular camera with you. Hundreds of photos are uploaded daily to the internet in the "This is Russia" category. Because we don't know how to live boringly, and most importantly, we don't want to.