Comments on: Russian youth’s car crash taunts Swiss media

By: Ivan Durak

Ivan Durak — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:21:45 +0000

Vitaly’s problem is that he, like many Russians, doesn’t understand the difference between nationality and ethnicity. The perpetrators, he complains, are not ethnic Russians (true or not, I don’t know). He suggests that only ethnic Russians are Russians; ethnic non-Russians are “chernozhopye” and not Russians — but the problem is, they’re still Russian citizens and thus Russian nationals, or “Russians” for the whole world outside of Matuchka Rossia — which is where these admirable young bloods happened to chose to disport themselves.

By: Ellen Wallace

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:06:40 +0000

According to Swiss police, who asked for identity papers, those involved had Russian passports.

By: Vitaly

Vitaly — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:03:45 +0000

As a Russian I’m a little bit annoyed when media refers to these people as “Russians”. Please, don’t forget to clarify that they are citizens of Russia of azerbaijan nationality. Enough of blaming my people for everything that they haven’t done.