In fact, the "fighting nation" is a ridicule of the Russians, without any humiliation or irony.
The reason why Russians are described in this way is that they are tough and often do some incredible and ironic things. The Russians are fierce and martial, and the rise of their nation-state is much later than that of Western European countries, but they have established an extremely vast foundation through the continuous expansion of force on land; France and Germany were invincible in the European continent in their heyday, but both suffered disastrous defeat and declined when invading Russia. Russia took the opportunity to further expand and obtain a higher world status and stronger voice.
1. Russians are famous for their aggressive nature. When it comes to national leaders, Putin, the prime minister, the foreign minister and the spokesman of the Ministry of foreign affairs often make some declarations with a strong "fighting color". But we are helpless. However, whether it is really helpless can only be analyzed afterwards. In today's Russia, there are still many times to talk big; There are many times when people are dumb, but they just don't admit it. 2. Some videos circulated on the Internet about Russians are basically all kinds of "battle videos", including all kinds of parkour, cool, adventure and even fighting; Some tragic, funny and eccentric videos recorded by dash cam; All this shows the "aggressive" nature of this nation; 3. All kinds of jokes circulated on the Internet about the Russians are basically about how the Russians are rough, aggressive, alcoholic and so on. 4. As for the national history, today's territory of the Russians is also obtained in constant battle. All kinds of battles - on the battlefield, on the wine table, in bed, on the ship... Combined with the above analysis, it is not difficult for you to understand why the Russians are called fighting nations. In fact, ridicule is more meaningful!
Men and women, young and old, sometimes show superhuman courage, and sometimes act like children who haven't grown up. From their daily actions, they can reflect the characteristics of this nation. They are brave and strong, but also childish and funny. The Russians show their national personality in their unique way. So we call it the "fighting nation".