The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence... sort of like the Post Office with tanks.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like that.
From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.
In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.
To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic.
Russia continues to side with... rogue states and terrorist organizations, following Vladimir Putin's pattern of gratuitous and unpunished affronts to U.S. interests.
In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated.
Russia itself is an extremely complex country, and sometimes I feel like all of that comes back to haunt me. I can see why so many Russian writers were so tortured.
Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians.
I don't have any opinions about Russians. There are celebrity persons in each country. Different people do different things.
The Russians are a very sentimental people.