Introductions Thread

Hello everyone! Let's be friendly and get to know each other better. I'm serious. Let's all introduce ourselves -- with reasonable limits for privacy, of course. Don't doxx yourself, obviously.

I'm a college student and software developer who lives in a big city in America. I am very depressed.

Your turn!

>>8
I live in the Russian Federation, which means I'm a citizen of Russia, and I should be proud of it. It always seemed to me that the homeland should be loved simply for nothing. That it should be loved simply because it exists, that we live in it, that we study and work, that we have the opportunity to receive education and treatment. It always seemed to me that the main reason, in order to love the motherland, is that it is our homeland. But gradually, I began to notice that many people say that they do not like their homeland. And although they are Russian citizens, they say they would like to move to another country, because there the conditions of life are better, education is better, politicians listen to people and make the right laws.

I wondered why people who are Russian citizens have such different opinions. Why do some think one thing and others think differently. Because our homeland is one, and it is the same for all. Then I realized that although our homeland is one, it does not give us the same thing. Everyone gets what he deserves, so much, how much he works. But somebody realizes it, but something does not. Therefore, he begins to blame the whole country.

A citizen of Russia in my understanding should, if not love, then respect his homeland, the place where he was born, the place where he took the first steps in training or work. As if everything did not turn out later, no matter how fate turned on, and wherever the road of your life turned, the first steps you did in your homeland. If only for that reason, respect in your heart should be present.

Any person who was born in Russia and feels Russian, respects and values ​​his country, in my opinion, is a citizen of Russia. A citizen of Russia will never say a bad word about her. You can notice the shortcomings and work on them. But if a person is not ready to fight for something better, but can only criticize what exists, he has no right to speak about shortcomings. If a citizen understands the imperfection of his country, he strives to improve what exists, so that the camp becomes as it should be. A citizen of his country tries to make it more livable, tries to improve living conditions. The citizen understands what is important for his state, and he does not hide in the bushes, when he can change something. Probably, that is why, so few people can be called citizens of our country for real. After all, very many people want to move to find a better life somewhere else. This is quite a natural desire. But, in this case, they can not be considered citizens of Russia.

>>12
Morning, screaming from the kitchen "It's time to school!". Quickly eating, and going out on his own, well familiar to me the street and go to it to stop. For the hundredth time passing by the old house of culture I can see a bas-relief with the inscription "NF. Vatutin ". People go by this bas-relief for years, but so little is known about who is depicted on it. They do not know, for example, about the cruel battles at Stalingrad, where Vatutin and his troops surrounded the 330,000-strong group of Germans in December 1942. And in the summer of 1943, not only reflects the most powerful blows of the enemy on the Kursk Bulge, but also conducts a successful counteroffensive, leading troops deep behind the defense line of Army Group South.

Thinking about this, I immediately recall the powerful feeling that I experienced almost a year ago, when, carrying a portrait of my great-grandfather on the parade on May 9, I looked at the portraits and read the signatures to them from my classmates and in general from all whom I saw. A wave of universal unity and pride filled me that I could not hold back the tears.

I'm going down to the crossing, my stop on the other side of the road. A man of about 40 plays the violin, putting the cover in front of him. It plays something classic. That's right, Stravinsky. People are in a hurry, but on the faces of some I see how they like it. Someone looks around, smiling approvingly. Took money for today's dinner and put it in a cover from the violin. Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov .... The music of these and many other composers is heard not only here but in the whole civilized world. "Swan Lake", the most popular and famous ballet in the whole world, is written by our composer. It's nice to realize that you live in a country whose heritage is so valued.

Driving through the ornate streets of my city, I think that there is not a single cultural sphere where there would not be a contribution of my eminent compatriots. All the universities in the world included Tolstoy's "great five books" of Dostoevsky, Tolstoy's War and Peace, into a compulsory curriculum. The whole world can not take his eyes off the seascapes of Aivazovsky, and puzzles what is hidden behind the "Black Square" by Malevich. All film schools of the countries, teaching the acting skills, use the Stanislavsky system. Culture, science, technology, history, politics. For each item, there is something to say about the contribution of my compatriots to the common cause of the whole world. These thoughts swarm faster and faster in my head, that I do not notice how I am very close to the school. It seemed that a second ago, an echo of a violin from the passage came to me.

Approaching the school, I think that you do not need to know what my name is, in what city and on what street I live, in what school I study. You do not even need to know when I lived, live or live. I am the voice of the past, present, or future. I am a Russian citizen. In Russia there has always been, is and will be proud of. And I'm proud. The bell rings for a lesson. We must hurry.

>>13
I was born in Russia and I am sincerely glad and proud of it. Russia is the largest country in the world, it occupies the sixth part of the world's land area. Its history has lasted for more than a thousand years, for which so many glorious events happened that the history of the whole world would have been different, had it not been for the strength of the spirit of the Russian people.

Our country has changed many names in its history. Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and now the Russian Federation. Many times the invaders attempted to invade the Russian lands from all sides of the world and even several at once, but nobody could conquer our country. Russian scientists were the first to send a man into space, which was also Russian.

The contribution of Russian scientists to world science is invaluable and has affected all spheres. Russian art is also loved all over the world. Music and literature, painting and architecture, cinema and theater. Everywhere you can trace the contribution of Russian people to art. And today, I get free education in my school, and from illnesses I am treated for free in the hospital. I have something to be proud of. I love my house, my yard, my city, the forest around it and my country - Russia.

When you hear that I am a citizen of Russia, it means that I was born and live in this country, that I love and respect my homeland. I am sincerely glad that I was lucky to be born here. The Russian Federation is a great and powerful state occupying the sixth part of the world. She became famous for her great minds: scientists, writers, poets, artists. We even flew into space first. Agree, there is something to be proud of. Russia was the heart of an even more grandiose and powerful country, the Soviet Union, which was famous for its achievements in many areas throughout the world.

What does it mean for me to be a citizen of my country? First of all, it makes me part of something big and meaningful. You are under the protection of the state, no one can take away your property, offend you. You get free education and treatment. Still you can freely travel through the territory of your country. And here, believe me, there is something to see. Baikal alone is worth something. We have mountains, sea, steppes, big cities and small villages.

What should I give my country in return? First, taxes. They are needed in order to form a budget, from which they will pay salaries, pensions, repair roads and much more. Secondly, I must comply with the laws. Without this, there is no law in the state. Thirdly, when the time comes, I will go to serve in the army so that if necessary I can stand up for the defense of the homeland. And, fourthly, I must go to the polls and vote for someone from the candidates when I turn eighteen.

Thus, it becomes clear that as a citizen of the state, a person gets a lot from him, but he must give something. Then all will be well and comfortable.