I don't know if I really associate Russians with all of this, it's more like you associate a country with certain keywords. The inhabitants of a country may have grown up in the presence of such things but it doesn't mean that they are like that. When thinking of Russia several things come to mind: Soviet Union, Communism, Wodka, Pjotr, Czar Ivan the Terrible, Lenin, Stalin, Trotski, Siberia, Stalingrad, Neo-nazism, Putin, Georgia, Gazprom, Kremlin, KGB, Nukes, Kursk, etc. etc. Opinions about countries change quite frequently over time depending on events there. Just look at Japan for example. Hated in the years around 1940-1945, but adored by many 14-17 year-olds these days.

Very nice people, intelligent and sometimes naive at the same time, open, frank, reliable, best friends.

The stereotype, Konstanin, is that Russians are cold, calculating, intelligent, people...like the Soviet spies in the old James Bond movies. You are fortunate (assuming you are Russian) in that the Russian accent is one that most Westerners find very attractive, so don't worry if your English has a strong accent!

well. the first thing that comes to my mind when i hear the word russian is a war with soldiers. I dont know why because honestly I dont know anything about russia except that its huge, but Im sure its a beautiful place with beautiful people.

I do not differentiate people by nationalitites so it does not matter for me my friend will be russian or mexican.