Russian Civilization

Russia's cultural contribution to the world (aside from oil and the impoverishment of Eastern Europe):

1) Hacking the websites of countries that actually produce something useful:

In fact, Russian hackers became something akin to national heroes last spring when a wave of Internet attacks was launched from Russia against Web sites in Estonia, the former Soviet republic. The incidents began after the Estonians angered the Kremlin by moving a Soviet-era war monument.

2) Breaking the bones of those who try to enforce Russia's freedom of information act: