Let me lead you through the streets of Moscow

by Brit Muscovite

We find it very important to know what do other people think about us. Do you agree? With this purpose I’d like to start today a new theme in this blog - attitude of russian people to different countries and nations. Before you go to Moscow, let you inform about.

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Sweden

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US, WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF SWEDEN?

IN YOUR VIEW, IS SWEDEN FRIENDLY OR UNFRIENDLY TOWARDS RUSSIA?

OPEN-ENDED QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF FIRST WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD "SWEDEN"?

Russian words associations
Happy, stable country with high living standards
"A rich country"; "a civilized country"; "high labor payments for the population"; "abundance"; "high level of social protection for the population"; "a country with a developed economy and happy people"; "a state to be emulated"; "a respectable, stable country"; "a country with a high level of economic development – one of the best in Europe."

European country, another country
"Western Europe"; "a foreign country"; "just a country, nothing special."

Beautiful nature, ski resorts
"A picturesque landscape"; "beautiful fields"; "resorts, skis, fresh air"; "places of rest"; "everything is well-groomed, beautiful, the sea"; "beautiful country, rich people."
Confusion with Switzerland and other countries
"Associations with the arrest of Pavel Borodin"; "cheese"; "chocolate, the Alps"; "watches"; "Putin went skiing there"; "Venice"; "the most reliable banks"; "currency and money laundering."
"Socialism with a human face" "The country, using Marxism-Leninism in the fullest sense"; "a normal socialist state"; "socialism in a capitalist manner"; "the Swedish model of communism"; "they say there is almost communism there."

Sports
"Sports"; "a good hockey team"; "hockey."

Goods from Swedish firms
"VOLVO cars"; "Eleсtrolux washing machines"; "food products"; "Swedish beer"; "SAAB"; "household suppliers"; "good electronics, Ericsson television sets"; "make-up"; "mobile telephones"; "Swedish butter."

Historical associations
"War"; "Pushkin's poem "Poltava."

Musical associations
"The musical band ABBA"; "music."

Other associations
"Swedish table"; "the most lecherous country"; "sexual dissipation"; "the king"; "the Red Cross"; "red hair"; "ugly blonde tall women"; "the Scandinavians, people from the North"; "flowers"; "murder of Palme"; "horse parades"; "drug addicts live there"; "the circus."

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