It is said that the Russians are a fighting people, not that they are better at fighting, but that they are more warlike. In many cases, the threat of force is only a diplomatic tool, but here in Russia, the threat of force is very likely to turn into a special military operation on a large scale.
Showing the sword at the slightest disagreement has become a typical feature of Russia. In addition, revenge is also a very important label for Russia. No matter how many years elapse apart, as long as you provoke Russia, Russia will take revenge sooner or later. This is also an important reason why the surrounding neighbors dare not offend this uncle.
But as long as there is a breath, people will not forget the shame of the year. Even if the dynasty changes, this gene of revenge is still firmly imprinted in the blood of every Russian.
If you don't take revenge for the time being, that's because your strength is not enough, and once your strength is enough, you're sorry, and you will turn over old accounts at any time. As for what they are sorry for others, then they can't control it, in the eyes of the Russians, only the strong are worthy of respect, and if you have the ability, you will have revenge like them, otherwise don't be morally kidnapped.
The shame of Yaksa has not been forgotten after 169 years
In the middle of the 17th century, the Russians gradually came to the Heilongjiang Valley, and they established the cities of Nebuchu and Yaksa in the outer northeast, and planned to use them as the basis to march into the Heilongjiang Valley.
But what they don't know is that the Heilongjiang River basin was the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty. Although the Qing army has entered the customs, it still takes good care of this place. However, the biggest problem is that Kangxi has adopted a ban policy on the Heilongjiang River Basin, so that most of the people outside the customs have entered the customs, and the people inside the customs cannot go out of the customs to settle in the Northeast and the Outer Northeast.
At that time, after the invasion of the Heilongjiang River valley, the Russians destroyed several villages, and they considered this place to be ternullius, so they set up camp in the local area, and regarded it as a territory similar to Siberia. Although inhabited, they are mostly local tribes, and there is no unified state to govern them.
As a result, this incident really angered Kangxi, and around 1685, Kangxi sent troops to Yaksa twice, defeated the Russian army here twice, and won the Battle of Yaksa.
After the war, Tsarist Russia was forced to begin negotiating the issue of the eastern border with the Qing court, which at that time demanded the Lena River as the boundary, while the Russians demanded the Heilongjiang River as the boundary.
After a series of consultations, the Treaty of Nebuchu was signed in 1689, with the Outer Khingan Mountains as the eastern boundary between the two sides. This is a turning point in China, but not in Russia.
At that time, although the Qing Dynasty felt that it had suffered a little loss, the area north of the Outer Xing'an Mountains was cold and frozen, and it was not suitable for settlement, so the Qing Dynasty felt that it was okay not to, so it was cheaper than Tsarist Russia.
However, Tsarist Russia felt that the "Treaty of Nebuchu" was an unequal treaty against Russia, and the Heilongjiang River valley was first discovered by the Russians, but it was snatched away by the Qing Dynasty through strong force. Therefore, the Russians are deeply ashamed and have passed on this shame from generation to generation.
They just want to tell their children and grandchildren that the Chinese used to bully them with their strong force. Even if this account is a thousand years old, it must be calculated by the Chinese.
Good guys, the brain circuits of the fighting nation are so strange, when they are sorry for others, that is someone else deserves it, but if others don't let them take advantage, they feel that they have suffered a big loss, and sooner or later they will have to settle accounts with others.
By 1858, 169 years had passed since the Treaty of Nebuchu was signed. Under the threat of Muravyov, the governor of Eastern Siberia of Tsarist Russia, the Heilongjiang general Yishan was forced to sign the Treaty of Aihui, ceding more than 600,000 square kilometers of land north of Heilongjiang to Tsarist Russia.
In addition, Tsarist Russia wants more this time than in the past, and the more than 400,000 square kilometers east of the Ussuri River, including a large number of coastal areas, have nothing to do with Tsarist Russia, but they have also become Sino-Russian condominium.
In the eyes of the Russians, this is not aggression, but the reconquista. And in doing so, it also avenged Kangxi's revenge for forcing Tsarist Russia to withdraw from the Heilongjiang River basin by force.
The shame of the Crimean War was avenged after 22 years
In 1853, Tsarist Russia, which claimed to be the gendarme of Europe, intended to seize the Balkans from the Ottoman Turks, so they continued to provoke and force the Ottoman Turks to go to war with them.
Judging from the strength of both sides at that time, it was impossible for Ottoman Turkey to win against Tsarist Russia, which was also where Tsarist Russia's confidence lies. As a result, the Ottoman Turks called in the Anglo-French army and the Kingdom of Sardinia to help.
Initially, Tsarist Russia won one after another, and the Ottoman Turks were almost crushed. At the critical moment, the Anglo-French coalition forces took action and turned the tables against the trend, not only annihilating the Black Sea Fleet of Tsarist Russia in the Black Sea, but also destroying more than 500,000 Russian troops on the Crimean Peninsula.
In 1855, Tsar Nicholas I could not stand the blow and chose to commit suicide. In 1856, Nicholas I's son, the new Tsar Alexander II, had to admit defeat and accede to many harsh demands from the British, French and Ottoman Turks.
As much as the embarrassment was at that time, the fire of revenge in the hearts of the Russians was as strong as it was. As long as Russia does not collapse, then sooner or later they will find a way to get revenge.
In the following 20 years, Russia began to carry out serfdom reforms, which greatly improved the country's comprehensive national strength. At the same time, it invaded more than 5.5 million square kilometers of land in the East and Central Asia, greatly increasing land resources and gaining a large number of military sources.
After the increase in power, Tsarist Russia finally had a chance to take revenge, so in 1877 they attacked the Ottoman Turks again. This time, Britain and France were not able to directly participate in the war, so the strong Tsarist Russia was almost crushing the weak Ottoman Turkey.
In 1878, the Russian army almost took Constantinople and completely destroyed the Ottoman Turks, at this time the British navy appeared again in the Bosphorus, which forced the Russian army back.
In any case, it was a resounding victory for Tsarist Russia, which regained all their rights and interests in the Balkans, thereby washing away the humiliation of defeat in the Crimean War 22 years ago.
After the defeat of the Russo-Japanese War, the Soviet Union still wanted to be ashamed of its past 40 years
In 1895, after the First Sino-Japanese War, Japan intended for the Qing Dynasty to cede the Liaodong Peninsula. However, Tsarist Russia got in the way and forcibly forced Japan to spit out the Liaodong Peninsula and let the Qing court redeem it with 30 million taels of silver.
But don't think that Tsarist Russia has good intentions, and by the end of 1897, Tsarist Russia occupied the Liaodong Peninsula on its own. This can make Japan angry, originally thought that Tsarist Russia was here to uphold justice, Japan in front of a Western power, at least a little weak-hearted, but I didn't expect that Tsarist Russia was completely for its own sake.
This was not the end, Tsarist Russia not only began to get involved in the situation on the peninsula, but in 1900, it sent 170,000 troops to occupy the entire northeast. Japan felt that if Tsarist Russia continued to engage in this way, it would not be able to play in Northeast Asia, so it repeatedly consulted with Tsarist Russia on the issue of the peninsula, but Tsarist Russia smiled and ignored it, and they looked down on Eastern countries in their hearts.
By 1902, Japan had approached Britain and formed an alliance with it. In this way, Japan had the confidence to challenge Tsarist Russia. In 1904, Japan attacked the Russian naval base in Arthur, starting the Russo-Japanese War. In this war, the total number of troops invested by both sides exceeded 1 million, and all kinds of advanced weapons of their own countries were basically pulled into the battlefield.
As a result, by 1905, Tsarist Russia had lost more than 200,000 troops and two-thirds of its navy, and was finally defeated and had to withdraw from the northeast. This is the first time in modern history that a Western power has lost a large-scale war to an Eastern country. Why did Tsarist Russia, which lost its city and land, save face and refused to pay even a penny, which indirectly led to the Japanese Katsura Taro cabinet at that time, even if it won the war, it still lost its job.
Even after the fall of Tsarist Russia in 1917, the Russians did not forget the humiliation of the Russo-Japanese War. However, when their strength was insufficient, they remained patient, and even did not hesitate to sign various cooperation treaties with Japan. For example, from 1907 to 1916, Tsarist Russia took the initiative to sign four secret agreements with Japan, agreeing to divide up northern China in partnership. In 1941, the Soviet Union took the initiative to sign the Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty with Japan, respecting each other's rights and interests in Northeast China and Outer Mongolia.
Although in 1938 and 1939 there were also the Zhang Gufeng Incident and the Battle of Normenheim, these were nothing compared to the Russo-Japanese War, and they could not make the Russians raise their heads in front of the Japanese.
Until August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union officially declared war on Japan, and more than 1 million troops invaded the northeast, defeating the 700,000 Kwantung Army here.
Even when Japan announced its surrender on August 15, the Soviets had no intention of stopping, and they fought until September 2, which shows how much the Russians hated Japan.
At this time, Stalin actually said something like this: The Russians have endured 40 years of shame, and today they are finally ashamed!
It can be seen from this that the Russians have never forgotten the humiliation brought to Russia by the Russo-Japanese War, and it is only because of their lack of strength in the past that they will make peace with Japan.
It is indeed necessary to weigh and weigh up when provoking Russia
This is a real thing, and if France and Germany, which took the initiative to invade Russia, even if it were to defend their own territory and prevent Russian aggression, it would be regarded as offending Russia.
Because in their logic, the land that Russia wanted to occupy but failed to occupy is also Russian territory. Even if they can't get it today, they will get it one day. Moreover, if you obstruct Russia's invasion of your territory, you are offending Russia, and even after a thousand years, the descendants of the Russians will come to you for this account.
It can be seen from this that Russia is indeed a country that cannot be easily offended, and the title of a fighting nation is really not covered. They may not be very warlike, but they are definitely very belligerent. Moreover, they have all the frustrated wars in their hearts, and this generation cannot be ashamed, so the next generation will inherit the aspirations of this generation and continue to work in the direction of shame.
Therefore, Russia's neighbors around Russia cannot be blamed for vacillating in their attitude towards Russia. After all, you guys offended Russia, patted their butts and left, and Russia's navy is not strong enough to reach overseas opponents. But the surrounding neighbors can't run, in the face of such a grudge-holding neighbor, what attitude do you think they can have?