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.su isn't listed because it's still active.

skissane 6y ago
I don't think .su will ever die. Come 2091, people will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, and .su will still be alive and kicking.
- ex3ndr 6y ago
  No one is going to celebrate this.
  - skissane 6y ago
    Commemorate might be the better word. But I'm sure somebody somewhere is going to be celebrating. America's hawkish (neo)conservatives continue to celebrate the fall of the Soviet Union. "Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr beat the USSR!" (Maybe that is an oversimplification of the truth, but it sounds good to their ears.) In 2091, there is likely to exist some intellectual successor/descendant to that school of thought, eager to mark that centenary. What do the Russian Orthodox think? They went from an authoritarian regime which officially opposed the Russian Orthodox Church to a (still rather authoritarian, but arguably somewhat less so) regime which wants to be publicly seen currying favour with it. I'm sure some of them view that as an improvement. If that's what some of them think, why wouldn't they celebrate in 2091? What about the countries which gained their independence through the downfall of the Soviet Union? I think many people in many of those countries will be celebrating the centenary of their independence.
    - emteycz 6y ago
      The day Soviet tanks left our country in 90s is still celebrated with fireworks. And Velvet Revolution Day is the biggest annual celebration, literally most of the country celebrates, with special events (photos, movies theatre...) everywhere that try to describe how bad it used to be.
    - agapon 6y ago
      > But I'm sure somebody somewhere is going to be celebrating. For sure. https://imgur.com/gallery/L9VNpP4 https://imgur.com/gallery/L9VNpP4
- CydeWeys 6y ago
  There are still active domains on it so it can't die unless someone somehow forcefully expropriates those domains from their owners (and seeing as how the Soviet Union no longer exists I think it'd only fall to ICANN to do that). I think it'll just continue living on as a zombie forever.
  - george3d6 6y ago
    > forcefully expropriates heh
- hakfoo 6y ago
  I'm surprised it doesn't enjoy some currency as something analogous to .eu for the CIS or former-Soviet countries in general. There are probably a lot of firms that serve many of these countries, and having a single unified presence at foo.su is probably more efficient than registering foo.ru, foo.ua, foo.kz, foo.lv, etc.
  - yoz-y 6y ago
    A lot of people don't see past attachment to Soviet Union as positive. So I doubt this would have much usage except for fun.
ainar-g 6y ago
For those wondering, the types of domains and sites that still use .su today (according to my personal experience) are: 1. Sites that were created back then and just stayed (a very low number). 2. Sites of organisations operating in most of the ex-USSR or CIS countries. 3. People who are nostalgic or associate themselves more with the Soviet Union than with any of the states that exist in its territory today. 4. Just-for-fun types of people.
- sippeangelo 6y ago
  Fair amount of linux centric domains as well. I wanted to get one, but my parents wouldn't let me send my passport to russia...
- whizzter 6y ago
  Naturally some Finns seems to have registered kos.su (kossu is Finnish slang for the Koskenkorva vodka), even seems to have functioned as an url-shorterner for a while. :)

I don't think .su will ever die. Come 2091, people will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union, and .su will still be alive and kicking.

ex3ndr 6y ago
No one is going to celebrate this.
- skissane 6y ago
  Commemorate might be the better word. But I'm sure somebody somewhere is going to be celebrating. America's hawkish (neo)conservatives continue to celebrate the fall of the Soviet Union. "Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr beat the USSR!" (Maybe that is an oversimplification of the truth, but it sounds good to their ears.) In 2091, there is likely to exist some intellectual successor/descendant to that school of thought, eager to mark that centenary. What do the Russian Orthodox think? They went from an authoritarian regime which officially opposed the Russian Orthodox Church to a (still rather authoritarian, but arguably somewhat less so) regime which wants to be publicly seen currying favour with it. I'm sure some of them view that as an improvement. If that's what some of them think, why wouldn't they celebrate in 2091? What about the countries which gained their independence through the downfall of the Soviet Union? I think many people in many of those countries will be celebrating the centenary of their independence.
  - emteycz 6y ago
    The day Soviet tanks left our country in 90s is still celebrated with fireworks. And Velvet Revolution Day is the biggest annual celebration, literally most of the country celebrates, with special events (photos, movies theatre...) everywhere that try to describe how bad it used to be.
  - agapon 6y ago
    > But I'm sure somebody somewhere is going to be celebrating. For sure. https://imgur.com/gallery/L9VNpP4 https://imgur.com/gallery/L9VNpP4
CydeWeys 6y ago
There are still active domains on it so it can't die unless someone somehow forcefully expropriates those domains from their owners (and seeing as how the Soviet Union no longer exists I think it'd only fall to ICANN to do that). I think it'll just continue living on as a zombie forever.
- george3d6 6y ago
  > forcefully expropriates heh
hakfoo 6y ago
I'm surprised it doesn't enjoy some currency as something analogous to .eu for the CIS or former-Soviet countries in general. There are probably a lot of firms that serve many of these countries, and having a single unified presence at foo.su is probably more efficient than registering foo.ru, foo.ua, foo.kz, foo.lv, etc.
- yoz-y 6y ago
  A lot of people don't see past attachment to Soviet Union as positive. So I doubt this would have much usage except for fun.

ainar-g 6y ago

For those wondering, the types of domains and sites that still use .su today (according to my personal experience) are: 1. Sites that were created back then and just stayed (a very low number). 2. Sites of organisations operating in most of the ex-USSR or CIS countries. 3. People who are nostalgic or associate themselves more with the Soviet Union than with any of the states that exist in its territory today. 4. Just-for-fun types of people.

sippeangelo 6y ago
Fair amount of linux centric domains as well. I wanted to get one, but my parents wouldn't let me send my passport to russia...
whizzter 6y ago
Naturally some Finns seems to have registered kos.su (kossu is Finnish slang for the Koskenkorva vodka), even seems to have functioned as an url-shorterner for a while. :)