Why are Russians called "fighting nations"?

Russia, which spans Europe and Asia, is the largest country in the world. Due to the geographical location to the north, the winter in Russia is cold and long, and the lowest temperature reaches MINUS 80 degrees Celsius. The harsh environment has shaped the tenacious character of Russians, so Russians are called "fighting nations". Russia is rich in natural resources such as forests, minerals, oil and natural gas. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia inherited most of the Soviet Union's military strength and became the second largest military power in the world after the United States.

The history of Russia originated from the Eastern Slavs on the plains of Eastern Europe. Eastern Slavs are also the ancestors of later Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians. After World War II, the Soviet Union became a world superpower comparable to the United States. At this time, the Soviet Union began to compete with the United States for world hegemony, competing with each other in the fields of science and technology, military affairs and aerospace, and manufacturing a large number of war weapons. It was not until the disintegration of the Soviet Union that Russia regained its independent status.

Apart from "keeping bears", there are many other jokes related to Russians circulating on the Internet, such as: "The blood in Russian veins is not vodka" and "Russian girls fight like professional boxers". "At an academic conference of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, a mathematician and Andre Andrey Kolmogorov had different views, and Andre Andrey Kolmogorov beat him up ..."

"Bear keeping", "being able to drink", "being brave and bellicose" and "being domineering" are all popular Russian characteristics on the Internet in China. We like to call Russians "fighting people", but why is this name equivalent to Russians? There seems to be no test. We asked several Russian students to tell us how Russians themselves view the "fighting nation". They say that only China people are remembered as Russian "fighting people".

The fighting nations circulating on the Internet are more mocking, and the Russians are just hardworking.