Troubles begin although, with Mongolian invasion which left a strong impact on Russian society, and the so called Tatar yoke lasted almost 200 years

History however would want, that another Germanic dynasty takes over he throne of Russia some 200 years after Mongols were expelled, namely, the Romanov dynasty

Which was probably in accordance to the established custom of the higher echelons of Russian medieval society, who most probably preferred to be ruled by Germanic peoples, who were at the time, unlike tday, considered as "strongmen'

Whereas we today see Germans as people who are "rational', punctual and calculative

Germans back then were seen as firm and orderly people especially gifted at imposing order

And were seens as fierce warriors, which was necessary for anyone who wanted to dominate vast populations of peasants and serfs

Hence the old time image of a "Northerner", as an archetypal brutish but orderly man

THAT THIS GOOGLE SEARCH WORKED CRACKS ME UP: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fat+people+ass+wiping+tool

REMEMBER ALSO THAT RUSSIAN DID NOT REPEL THE MONGOLS

THEY MADE DEALS WITH THEM

In other words, Mongols were victorious

YES

THEY WERE NOT REPELLED UNTIL THEY GOT TO WESTERN EUROPE

THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WEST WILL NEVER TRUST EAST

THE OTHERS ARE

1. GENETIC DIFFERENCE

2. HAJNAL LINE

3. RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA

THE RUSSIANS HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT HAS COST THEM

Mongols were finnaly repelled in this event

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_stand_on_the_Ugra_river

But it would be incorrect to presume that Russians are prone to foreign influences or that they are too open

Russian identity is still firmly Russian

THEY ARE STILL 1/4 ASIAN

NOTHING WILL CHANGE THAT

100 years of Bolshevik Internationalism did leave it's marks, but remember, it took only 50 years of Capitalis Internationalism to do worse

CULTURE IS DOWNSTREAM OF RACE, OR WHATEVER THE HIP ALT RIGHT SLOGAN IS

I think that's a crude estimate

NOT ENTIRELY, AS THE GENETIC DATA BACKS IT UP

The problem appears with Russia being a large society for sure

THEIR BEST BET

IS TO AGAIN ASSERT NATIONAL IDENTITY

AND DEMAND EUROPEAN RULERS

REJECTING THE ASIATIC

Such a movement exists alredy and is quite strong

LET US HOPE SO

It's the so called nationalist opposition to Putin (who is in Russia seen as big tent moderate)

AND NOT PUT TOO MUCH TRUST IN PUTIN

But

PUTIN AS A BIG TENT MODERATE

HMM