In modern times, although European countries flourished, especially countries such as Britain, France and Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries, they were once powerful empires. But in the end, it still failed to escape the laws of history, and eventually weakened rapidly, and now it has basically become a second-rate and third-rate country, in addition to maintaining wealth, it is getting farther and farther away from the strong. So it's the law of great powers, even the United States, can't escape, but the only exception is Russia. Many people do not understand, why can Russia be strong for five hundred years? You might not think of it.
Russia is also part of Europe, but it behaves completely differently from Western Europe. During the Tsarist period, Russia continued to rise as a European gendarme, which was a very powerful superpower. When Tsarist Russia was overthrown and the country was invaded by more than a dozen European powers, it seemed that Russia was about to be divided, but a Soviet Union emerged.
Moreover, the Soviet Union was very weak from internal and external troubles, and the result took only a few decades to rise rapidly, and soon the Soviet Union was also among the superpowers that were on a par with the United States. The collapse of the Soviet Union was actually a huge blow again, but we saw that Russia, after facing internal and external troubles, soon rose again, and is still a superpower...
That is to say, the whole of Russia is actually a superpower, that is, it has been strong for five hundred years, and every time it weakens, it can quickly rise. For this reason, many people do not understand, why is this? Why has Russia been able to stand strong for so many years? You may not think, the main reason is three points.
First, a tough national character.
In the past thousand years of bullying in ancient times, Russians have cultivated a tough and non-giving character, that is, the more dangerous, the more desperate, the greater the ability to explode. Therefore, every time the Russians are in danger of annihilation of the country, they can rise rapidly, roar, and regain victory, which is the foundation of Russia's continued strength and the strength of the nation.
Second, the great men keep appearing.
The Russian nation has a great sense of crisis, from the establishment of Tsarist Russia, every time in a moment of crisis, it can produce great people who lead the country to strength and rise. From Alexander, to Stalin, to Putin, etc., this is actually the case. It is precisely because of the continuous emergence of Great Russian Figures that Russia can continue to rise.
Third, the greatest strategic depth.
Russia laid the most powerful strategic depth in the Tsarist era, insurmountable Siberia, even in World War I, World War II, it was the vast Siberia that saved Russia, that is, Russia has invincible power. Even if part of Europe were all gone, Russia would still be able to rise. So Russia is expected to break the laws of the Western powers and become an ever-increasingly powerful country. What do you readers think about this? Welcome to leave a message and discuss with the editor!
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Reference: Modern and Contemporary World History.