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Location

The Resume

    (August 24, 1991- )
    Independent from the USSR)
    Borders Ukraine, China and Kazakhstan
    Primary language is Russian
    Capital is Moscow
    Largest country in the world

Why Russia might be annoying:

    Its people sold Alaska to the United States for $7,200,000, close to 2¢ an acre (1867).
    When Josef Stalin (1924-1953) ruled, millions of people were killed for the benefit of his Soviet empire.
    Yakutsk's winters are as extreme as -84ºF.
    Some of the country is in Europe, most of it in Asia.
    It has border disputes with China.
    Chechnya is not a fun place to travel, since tourists are occasionally kidnapped or murdered.
    It's the most notorious place for a foreigner to purchase a woman who will be sent to his homeland and become his bride.
    They do not have what Americans call 'Russian Dressing.'
    Its people eat hot dogs for breakfast.
    More than 25% of its people are considered obese, the highest statistic among any country worldwide.
    Siberia is notable for its punishment camps and blistering cold weather.

Why Russia might not be annoying:

    It produces more rice than any other country in the world.
    Its people live in poverty.
    Its people consider it a citizen marriage when a couple lives together for at least two years.
    Its people appreciate Vodka.
    It is home to the Kremlin and Red Square.
    Some of its most notable figures include Vladimir Illyich Lenin, Josef Stalin, Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Nicholas II, Alexander Nevsky, Viking Rurik of Jutland, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin.
    They had one of the best Olympic Ice Hockey Teams winning gold in every olympics from 1964-1988 with the exception of 1980.
    They also dominate figure skating.
    Moscow has the world's largest hotel, the Rossiya Hotel.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 204 Votes: 46.57% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 767 Votes: 65.06% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1883 Votes: 59.21% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 145 Votes: 44.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 80 Votes: 46.25% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 108 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 93 Votes: 58.06% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 51 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 158 Votes: 55.06% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 142 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 68 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 44 Votes: 79.55% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 41 Votes: 60.98% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 64.81% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 135 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 103 Votes: 61.17% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 173 Votes: 58.96% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 340 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 433 Votes: 56.58% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 989 Votes: 65.42% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 725 Votes: 58.62% Annoying