RussiaandtheWorld

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ConversationQuestionsfortheESLClassroom
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WhatisthepositionofRussiainthemodernworld?WhatroledoesRussia
playinworldeconomyandpolicy?
IsitimportantforRussiatobeongoodtermswiththerestoftheworld?Or
doyouthinkRussiacanmanagewithoutanysupportofothercountries?
IsitpossiblethatRussiawillbecomeasuperpoweragain?Underwhat
conditionsdoyouthinkthiscanhappen?
WhatstatesoftheworldaretheclosestfriendsofRussiatoday?Whoare
theenemies?
TrytodescribetherelationshipofRussiawithformerrepublicsoftheSoviet
Union.Whatcountriesare(arenot)ourfriendsnow?
DoRussianslikelivingintheRussianFederationmorethanintheSoviet
Union?
Aretheymorehappyabouttheirlivesnowthantheyusedtobe?
AretheremanyRussianslivingintheformerrepublicoftheSovietUnion?
WhatistheirpositioninthesocietyinsuchcountriesasEstonia,
Latvia,Lithuania,andUkraine?
Whatproblemsdothesepeopleface?
CanyoudescribethegasconflictwithUkraine?
Whatwastheproblem?
WhatwasthepositionofEurope?
WhatistherelationshipbeetweenRussiaandtheUSA?
IsiteasyforRussianstogetavisatoEuropeancountriesandtheUSA?
Whatshouldyoudoinordertoobtainthevisa?
Doyoubelievethatthevisasituationwilleverchange?
HowareRussianstreatedabroad?Giveexamplesofdifferentattitudesin
differentcountries.
Haveyoueverbeentreatedbadlyorinaparticularlygoodwayby
someonewholearnedthatyouwereRussian?
WhatistheattitudeofRussianstoimmigrants?
FromwhichcountriesdotheimmigrantscometoRussia?What
dotheydohere?
Doyouthinkweneedimmigrantsordoyouthinkthatthe
governmentshouldintroducemorestrictimmigrationlaws?

 WhatdoyouknowaboutRussianimmigrantstothewest?
Hastheirlifebecomebetter?
WhichplacesoftheworldareespeciallypopularwithRussian
immigrants?
WouldyouliketospendtherestofyourlifeinRussia?
Ifnot,whatcountrywouldyouliketolivein?
DoyouagreethatRussiahasintegratedintoEuropeansocietyordoyou
thinkthatRussiaisstilllivingit'sownway?
Whatdotheymeanwhentheyspeakaboutinterventionofwesternmass
culturetoRussia?
Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?
Doyoulikeitornot?