russia, n.Definitions

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

Russia is miles of cornfields and ballet in the evening.

Russia's soul is resignation.

Russia is a combination of incompetence and evil - sort of like the Post Office with tanks.

Russia is a country where nobody sits up all night to see how the elections come out.

Russia is a country that had only two TV channels during the communist era. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you, 'Tum back immediately to Channel One.'.

Russia is a very large country, a very old country, a very disagreeable country inhabited by immense numbers of ignorant people largely possessed of lethal weapons and in a state of extreme disorder. Also Russia is a long way off.

Russia is a place where a man is called reactionary if he objects to having his property stolen and his wife and children murdered.