General Discussion

...with lighter skin (which is one of the reasons why Hitler viewed Slavs as "inferior" and in certain areas it still prevails and others, still viewed as savage barbarians). And Russia at the time was nothing more than a collection of Principalities with some claiming to be the rightful heir of the Roman empire (Moscow is often called the third Rome). it was Ivan the Terrible that basically founded the empire when he was crowned Tsar (Cesar), granted Peter the Great made it official.

Whenever I visited Europe and a scammer would come up to me (wearing a Yosemite sweater often means you are a US citizen...and they are right), I would respond in Russian. How fast they jumped back and left me alone was amazing. I still shake my head thinking of when I walked past a statue of Thomas Jefferson and then later crossing a street named after Joseph Stalin in Paris.

And I agree with the other person, you do not march on Moscow and you do not get into a land invasion in China. Moscow for the most part was burned to the ground during Napoleon...but this time, the Russians burned it. In war, you are usually trying to gain resources, you can't gain any if the people you are invading destroy it before you can fully capture it.


And I'll add a third rule, do not get involved in a war in the Mid-East. Sure in the past you could take advantage of old tribal divides, but now they are united against the "Great Satan". Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia used to be bitter enemies, now they are becoming allies. The world has changed.