Russia in your eyes

What's Russia like? What is your opinion? What do you think?
There are many reasons to like and hate it. (So I just learned questions and should ask many questions in the entry)
I choose this theme, because it's very relevant actually nowadays.
And I have been interested in it for a long time. What do people think about Russia? (I have been interested for a long time in what people think of Russia.)
It's very difficult, because nowadays newspapers form peoples' thoughts decide that people have to think. It's work (what do you mean?), it's a very terrible machine.
Be happy and don't let the media formulate ypur thoughts/opinions think to template.
Have a good time.

Interesting entry and well done.

It is typical to view a country and it inhabitants or countrymen based on the actions of it's government. When yoy think of the generally negative feelings we generally hold for our own governments, this seems unfair. I can only comment that the many peiple I have met from Russia are interesting and well educated. I'm sure the US is judged by our ever-present wars, but that isn't what (all) the people like or believe in but sometimes our own government's propaganda can be powerful, convincing and stealth (so that people don't realize their opinions are guided or formed from the outside.)