How big is Russian community in Greece?
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There are no official data for that. But there are a lot of russian women if you know what I mean.
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Places where there are large groups of russians are \nBoston MA, Los Angeles CA, San Francisco CA, New York NY that I know of.
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Russians are people, just like everyone else. All the Russians I've met have been very nice people. I'm sure there are probably some who are not so nice, but my personal experiences with Russian people have all been positive.
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I'm an American and lived in Russia for 6 months.  I am absolutely amazed at the strength and amazing fortitude of the Russian people.  They are very intellegent, hard working and patient in the face of adversity.  I think the family unit there is stronger than in America.\n\nAs a nation, however, I was so sorry to see such disarray and lack of organization.  Pot holes in streets, decrepit buildings and almost anything that was the government's responsibility to take care of was falling apart.  I am sorry that the salaries of Russian people are so small that it drives them to the black market.  I understand that it was just the necessity of survival but I was disappointed in that.\n\nAs a whole, Russian women are beautiful and the men are handsome and strong. Everyone was incredibly patient with me and my lack of ability to speak much Russian...much more patient than Americans are of people who can't speak English.  I think Russians have a much more global view of the world than Americans and are more patient and understanding  of the differences.  \n\nI admire the Russian people and am amazed at your ability for hard work under difficult situations.  Russian people have certainly made a big impression on me.
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Look on the Greek website on http://www.greeklife.fsu.edu/
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I'm not gonna lie most Americans suck horribly in geography to say the least. I'm from Lithuania, and I could probably count how many times somebody knew where that is, most of the time I just get a blank stare, or "Oh, yeah! I know where that is"... hmmm... yeah, sure you do. Some ppl at least guess close enough to say that it's near Russian... Sadly too many think it's part of the Soviet Union... Just one thing, there is no more Soviet Union!
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I lived in Russia for a while, speak some Russian and had a Russian girlfriend for 5 years.  I agree with Churchill:  Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Very cool country -go visit if you have the chance.
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Russia.  It's not as big as the former USSR (because the other former republics are independent), but it's still HUGE, stretching from Eastern Europe all the way to the Bering Strait across from Alaska.
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You will find the Greek consular officials in London helpful and courteous. (I had to deal with them a few years ago on a nationality-law issue.) Your son must be registered with the Greek authorities: http://www.vancouver.grconsulate.ca/english/services/citizenship.cfm As is common with some other Continental European countries (and Japan, among others) registration is assigned to a particular municipality.\n\nPassport rules are at: http://www.vancouver.grconsulate.ca/english/services/passports.cfm (Vacouver consulate site; but the rules have general validity)
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In last Olympics (2004) 202 countries participated.\n\nHowever, much to their surprise, hosting the 2004 Olympics has sucked $10-12 billion (in U.S. dollars) out of the Greek economy. That’s more than five percent of the country’s annual gross domestic product! When Greece bid on the games, it was before security was being beefed up around the world as a direct result of the 9/11 terrorist attack. \n\nSponsored Links\n\nTop 8 Stocks for 2006\n\nAmerica's 8 Leading Stock Experts Share their Top Picks. Free Report\n\nwww.NewsletterAdvisors.com\n\nMutual Funds\n\nThe Latest Online Source You Will Find It Here!\nimutualfunds.net\n\n$300 - $1,100 Every Day\n\nDeposited Daily Into Your Bank Start Now, No Experience Necessary\n\nwww.WaterhouseReport.com/Online.htm\n\nIt’s estimated that $1.5 billion is being spent on security alone. \n\nSecurity costs include the posting of 40,000 troops along the northern border prevent illegal entry. The new security system is so sophisticated that it can photograph people’s faces, intercept phone calls and deduce cell phone numbers almost anywhere in the city. \n\nTelevision rights, corporate sponsorships and ticket sales help the hosting country bear the burden of the costs, but $12 billion is a lot to come up with. NBC is paying about $800 million for broadcast rights to the Olympics in the U.S. NBC expects to net a record $1 billion in ad sales for its Olympic coverage. Indonesia's major networks decided a $1.35 million price tag was too much, though they are willing to dish out $10 million to air the 2006 FIFA World Cup. \n\nTicket sales for the 2004 Olympics have been disappointing, partly due to late construction and partly due to a lack of interest in attending the games among the Greek citizens. Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, about 3.1 million of 5.3 million tickets remain unsold. \n\nWhat remains to be seen is if hosting the 2004 Olympics was worth it. Greek politicians are adamant that late ticket sales and long-term tourist dollars will pay for the costs over time, but many are skeptical. Since the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, every hosting country has either broken even or made a profit on running the two-week event, but the costs are getting out of control. Breaking even on the Olympics this time around would be a tremendous accomplishment. \n\nWhat about the value of the new stadiums? Four years after the Sydney Olympics, under-used venues are costing taxpayers $32 million (in U.S. dollars) a year to keep afloat, and the government expects that some venues will need at least another decade to break even. \n\nIf you think the Greeks overcommitted, the Chinese have budgeted $23 billion for the 2008 Olympic games – seven times more than the Sydney games, and 32 times what Los Angeles spent for the 1984 Games!
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Russia            144,978,573\nUnited States     280,562,489
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It has a little to do with religion, but more to do with politics.  The Greeks were the originators of Orthodox Catholicism.  The Russians adopted it later and everyone was happy for a while.  Then the Greeks declined and Russia ascended in power.  When Byzantium collapsed, the Russians essentially took over as leaders and protectors of the Orthodox religion.  Of course they made certain changes that the Greeks didn't agree with and you see your first big split.  All's cool again for a while until Russian Orthodoxy decides to make a few reforms.  Nothing major, but trying to correct some corrupted texts, slightly change a few traditions, that sort of thing.  Unfortunately, the Russian method of encouraging change has always been rather...forceful.  Whoever wouldn't change was excomunicated.  The big problem with this was that it seemed to say that all the people and saints who had gone before and practiced Orthodoxy by the old ways were irredeemably wrong.  Certain traditional Russians couldn't accept such this, and the second big split occurred.  Then you have Russia's imperial ambitions.  Russia thought of itself as the defender of the faith, with Moscow being like a '3rd Rome.' It wished to be a hegemon in Eastern Europe and used this religious mandate as justification.  The other countries would have been more or less willing to let Russia have it's way - it's nice having big friends, after all - except that as the best and the biggest, Russia expected these other countries to become like mini-Russias.  Russia thus tried to impose its language, government, religion, etc. on them.  Eventually these countries had enough and wanted to split.  Now keep in mind that religion at this time is inherently linked to power and to government.  To split from Russia but keep its religious leaders as the head of your religion is not to split from Russia at all.  So you end up seeing a lot of nationally divided splinter groups.  I'm not saying there aren't also legitimate theological differences, but they were probbly  initiated and exaggerated by political factors.
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Time to reread the chapters in your text that cover this item.  You may have to get in touch with the Greek community to get specifics but I guess from the question that you are in Canada and will recognize the differences once you know about Greece.\n\nI apologize if it's the other way around.
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Not quite true! Not only Greece but also United Nations and European Union don't recognize a country with the name "Republic of Macedonia".\nLet me explain as the matter is complicated.\n  Macedonia or Macedon is a Greek region (in proper Greek “Mακεδονία”). It is actually one of the biggest regions of Greece and it has played a most significant part in Greek history! \n  (The authentic Macedonia in Greece (or Greek Macedonia) was the birth place of Alexander the Great! Alexander created a gigantic Greek empire and he is responsible for the spreading of Greek culture and language around the world!)\n  Suddenly a few years ago a small state emerged from Yugoslavia. That small state is called Republic of Makedonija (Slavic/Albanian republic of Macedonia). That state decided to use as an international name the Greek name “Macedonia” and of course that caused and still is causing confusion with authentic Macedonia of Greece! \n  United Nations and European Union has forced the state of Makedonijia to negotiate with Greece in order to reach to an acceptable name for international use { For those who don’t know Republika Makedonja (or Slavic/Albania Macedonia) is officially translated  by UN (and officially recognized by UN and European Union) as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).} \n  Also a lot of people don’t know that the international name of a state is decided by international law, international agreements and treaties under the authority of United Nations! You can not choose what ever name you like for international use! An example is what happened to Austria! After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and from 1918 it was known as the Republic of German-Austria (Republik Deutsch-Österreich), but the state was forced to change its name to "Republic of Austria" in 1919 peace Treaty of Saint-Germain! After the war every state that wishes to enter the United Nation had to make sure that its international name wasn’t violating the interest of any other country and was not against international law!\n This is the case for Makedonija (Slavic/Albanian - Macedonia). It can use its own name (Makedonija) but for international use it has to follow the UN resolutions!\n I have to say that the state of Slav/Albania-Macedonia is committed to the United Nations resolution and it is negotiating with Greece to reach to an agreement for a name for international use (and not for their constitutional name which remains as it is : “Makedonija”).\n Let me give you some more background about the history of the small state of Slavic/Albanian Macedonia. \nIt was created after the Second World War by TITO (during the communist dictatorship of Yugoslavia) and it was renamed from South Serbia or Vardar Banovina to Socialist republic of Macedonia. \nThe small Yugoslavian state had a mixed population of Slavs (mainly of Bulgarian origin), Albanians, even some Greeks and few other minority nations.\n Tito tried by inventing the non Greek Macedonian ethnicity to achieve 2 purposes.\nFirst he wanted to take away from Bulgarian influence the population of Slavic/Albanian Macedonia and second to start claiming Greek Macedonia from the Greeks.\n There was of course an entire propaganda effort that tried to convince the population that they are actually true Macedonians and not Bulgarians.\nThe Bulgarian dialect of Macedonia was called “Macedonian language” and they claim that it had nothing in common with the Bulgarian language.\nThe ancient (Greek) Macedonians were presented as non Greeks and simply because the Slavic population used the term “Macedonian” they assumed that they were linked. \n(Of course not even one respectful historian ever agreed to such unhistorical claims and no one ever question the Hellenic character of the ancient Greek Macedonians.)\n  Of course FYROM is a product of propaganda and the non Greek Macedonian ethnicity achieved after great oppression. \nPrison camps
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Russia and Thailand! Russia in particular! Look on line there are lots of Russian marriage agencies, etc.
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The Wikipedia entry is quite informative: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece.\n\nYou can also check out the CIA World Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/gr.html
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Hi Deep\nhey, dude. i got like some bad news for you man. Like that was along time ago dude. like I doubt there are like maybe 5 people left from back then, dude. I mean it was like ,well dude, you know it was a really really long time ago, dude. and it was in russia , dude, and DUDE you know.\nDID YOU EVEN DO ANY PRELIMINARY RESEACH IN  AND OR ON THIS !\nI WILL SAY I AM VERY SUPRISED YOUR PARAGRAPH AND SPELLING UP ABOVE LOOKS VERY GOOD.