I want to learn as much as I can about Russian history, culture, economics, and the language, just because I find Russia interesting and the language as well. I was wondering what books and/or movies, documentaries, etc. would be the best resources to learn about all of this? I wish to live in Russia for a while at some time in the future, so I want to know the ins and outs of daily life as well as its history.

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I'm wanting to write a story about a character from Russia who lives through a terrible experience (kind of like the Holocaust in/involving Germany), and I was wondering if there really was something like that in Russian history that I could write about.

I'm wanting the character to be taken away from their home and sent to live under horrible conditions or in another country or something because they're being forced to.

Joseph Stalin was born in Georgia(Gruziya) and his first language was Georgian. I'm curious if he had a Georgian accent when speaking Russian. He was a leader of Soviet Union and he promoted Russian history and language. Did he speak Russian like a native Russian speaker or did he have an accent?

I can already speak 4 languages and i want to learn one more. I really want to learn either russian or portuguese. Portuguese is a really beautiful language and brazil and portugal are two very beautiful countries with lively cultures. I also know that portuguese would be a lot easier than russian. Russia is not as beautiful a country, but the russian culture is still fascinating as well as russian history and literature. Can you help me decide which language I should choose.