most of them have never been to Russia. If they were in it, it was during socialism and their memory stopped serving them.
If they were already there after socialism, they appeared just like that in Moscow, in Sankt Petersburg, and basically in the center. They admired the sights, walked around the restaurants, bought souvenirs and let’s go home.
Their foot has never set foot in the poor Russian countryside – in those villages without asphalt, without paving, where there is ankle-deep mud and where a normal toilet is a wonder.
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