Russians are very masculine. From the outside, they are burly and tall, and they are covered with thick hair for warmth. From the internal character point of view, the Russians have inherited the genes of Roman culture, aggressive and belligerent. Russians take the art of dueling to the extreme. In daily life, even trivial matters have to be solved by means of life and death. Russia's greatest poet Pushkin finally died in the duel. As a nation, Russia is aggressive and aggressive, and a history of Russia is a history of war. China's earliest literary work, The Book of Songs, is about production, family and love, while the ancient Russian literary classics "Song of the Strong Man" and "Igor's Expeditions" are about plunder, war and the fate of the country. It is through constant wars that Russia has rapidly gone from a small country to the most vast country on earth, so the Russians proudly claim to be "one-sixth" of the world.
The greatest tsar in Russian history was Peter I. Since the beginning of the 18th century, the great powers of the European continent have emerged one after another, while Russia has developed slowly. In order to break through its isolated geographical environment and allow Russia to gain space for development and progress, Peter the Great launched more than 50 foreign wars during his more than 30 years in office, thus opening up Russia's passage to Europe. Equally ambitious was Empress Catherine II, the "Wu Zetian of Russia", originally the daughter of a German duke, who married in Russia in 1745. In 1762, she stepped onto the throne on the body of her husband Peter III. During her 34-year reign, she also launched more than fifty foreign wars, including one invasion of Sweden, two attacks on Turkey, and three partitions of Poland. In her later years, the queen proudly said: I came to Russia empty-handed, and now I have to offer my dowry, which is Central Asia and Poland. Looking at the ever-expanding territory of Russia, Ekaterina is even more proud: If I can live to be two hundred years old, the whole of Europe will crawl under my feet!
Because of the long-term cold weather, Russians love vodka. Vodka is nearly as strong as alcohol, so much so that Erguotou, the proud spirit of the Chinese, seems bland to the Russian population. In the eyes of Russians, wine is the most wonderful thing in the world, and it is best to keep it for yourself, so even if it is a guest from afar, the Russians will not advise you to drink more, because you drink too much. , he himself did not drink.
Spirits, duels, wars and superior physiques imbue Russians with masculine charm and masculinity. Even so, the Russian philosopher Berdyaev said: Germany is the man of Europe, and Russia is the woman of Europe. That is to say, in the Russian character, yin and masculinity can be regarded as equal. Extremely incompatible with the belligerence, Russians love art and literature. Walking through the streets and alleys of Moscow, you can feel how peaceful the Russian city is and how profound the cultural heritage is. And Pushkin, Leo Tostoy and Dostoevsky are enough to make Russians proud for ten thousand years. Russians, men, women and children, are all addicted to alcohol, but when they are drunk, they will lie on the table and cry, telling you about the relatives who died in the war or their failed first love. At this time, you can feel how sad and fragile the Russians hide under their strong appearance.
The contradictions of the Russians are also reflected in the coexistence of generosity and narrowness. The Chinese are deeply aware of this. During the most difficult times for China, Russia (the former Soviet Union) assisted us with money, weapons, technology and experts for free. At this time, Russia was as generous as a generous brother, and seemed to expect nothing in return, without any thanks. But overnight, the faces of the Russians were like the weather in June, and they changed. They ignored the natural and man-made disasters of the Chinese, and without saying a word, they evacuated all the experts without saying a word. Their narrow-mindedness was astounding. Although magnanimity and narrow-mindedness are both out of the needs of national interests, they also reflect the childish temperament of the Russians.
Coexistence of thick and thin is also the contradiction of Russians. This is a nation that takes the art of toes (ballet) to the extreme, and it is also a nation that dances on ice leaves other countries in the dust. The former US-Soviet hegemony reflects how meticulous the Russians are, otherwise they would not have been able to send the space shuttle into space. But when their "Soyuz" and the "Apollo" of the United States are displayed side by side, you can see how careless the Russians are, because their space shuttle is rough in appearance, even ugly, and the opposite "Apollo". ” is in sharp contrast to the exquisite detail. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why a country that can send spaceships to the universe, its people were once short of food and clothing, and suffered from the simplest daily necessities all day long, such as toothpaste, slippers, towels, shorts.
Active Russians are keen on the quietest thinking. Unlike Germans, who are immersed in philosophy, Russians are more inclined to embrace religion. Religion is the most test of patience. In Western Europe, it took more than three hundred years from the rise of Christianity to being designated as the state religion by the Roman authorities (AD 392); it took more than a thousand years from the official recognition to the integration of people's souls. Since then, God has become the most talked about figure in Western Europe after dinner. Ancient Russia was in a wild state for a long time. When the seeds of civilization took root, the Russians thought of introducing Christianity from Western Europe to speed up the process of their civilization. In 988 AD, the Grand Duke of Kyiv ordered the burning of the polytheistic idols and drove all the people into the Dnieper River to accept Christian baptism. Although the establishment of Christianity in Russia has also gone through a long process, in terms of form, the Russians believe in Christianity almost overnight. The Russians' attitude towards religion shows another paradox in its character: impatience and slowness. Russia's attitude towards Christianity is crude, but it is also the most devout and single-minded. No matter how the world has changed since then, the Russians' belief in God has not changed in the slightest. Russians are also getting used to torturing their souls every moment of every day.
When contemplation and meditation have become the habit of Russians, there is a strong sadness in the temperament of Russians. In Russian culture and literature, one can always feel the worries of geniuses about Russian suffering and human suffering. Therefore, the heaviness of Russian culture is so heavy that ordinary people can only look at it from a distance and cannot get close to it. Russia is indeed a pessimistic nation, they can always dig out the ugliness of society and the ugliness of the human soul. However, behind the heavy weight, you can also feel the optimism and self-confidence of the Russians. They see themselves as God's chosen people who can do anything. Therefore, they believe that any evil can always be eradicated, and the future of Russia and mankind will enter heaven. When pessimism and optimism are tightly intertwined, Russian melancholy becomes clear melancholy. If the melancholy of the Russians is put into a sieve a few times, there will be wisps of sunshine.
A nation is like an individual, many of which are dual characters. For example, the Germans demonstrated extreme rationality and extreme madness to the fullest. On the one hand, they tortured people's souls with their own philosophy, and on the other hand, they tortured people's bodies with the weapons in their hands. Thus, the darkest humorous scene in human history: a group of well-dressed, elegant, and dashing German officers, in Beethoven's symphony, holding Hegel's philosophy in one hand, a pistol in the other, Smile and shoot innocent Jews. In the national character of the United States, idealism and utilitarianism coexist. Dreams lead Americans to face the future and are never satisfied; the world keeps Americans down-to-earth and realize their dreams with diligence and hard work. Japan is good at imitating everything it wants to imitate, but it is not good at being original. So Japan is always the second in the world: in ancient times, it was the second Tang Dynasty; during the Industrial Revolution, it was the second Britain; after World War II, it was the second America; even for evil, it could only be the second Germany.
Finding the contradictions of national character is not a problem, but neither Germany nor the United States nor Japan can compare with Russia in terms of the extent and breadth of the duality of national character.
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