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The Netherlands holds a unique place in the Russian imagination. This is how our country, and we, are viewed through Russian eyes.

Nobody in the West drives a Russian car or uses a Russian computer. You’d have to be crazy: even Russians prefer BMWs and Apple. But if you’re smart, your smartphone is powered by Russian technology. That is, if you’re using Telegram.

All bass guitarists (and many others) will or should know Davie504. In 2019, after initially being denied a visa, he went to Russia to play ‘Rasputin’. Yes, from our very own Boney M, from the time when TopPop still existed.

A Russian speaking English sounds like a criminal (starting at 1:00). And Russian, according to Trevor Noah, ‘sounds like someone’s playing a vinyl backwards’ (imitation starts at 4:06). Plus more humor about Russians, Russia, and the Russian language, by comedians like Louis C.K. Followed by jokes from the Russians themselves, shared by Ronald Reagan.