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 Hi, this is hated unwelcome Russian in this thread! 

Yes, #Russians have a very bad reputation right now because of the insanity of their government, and it's very easy to hate them because the majority does.

But I assure you that Russians who live in Tbilisi don't lead an idle lifestyle with a smile on their face and don't support the war or Russian occupation or anything else... 

And if they smile, it is only because they also want to enjoy life sometimes and have a good time surrounded, despite the hatred of the whole world, discontent of Georgians, far away from their relatives, without friends, in complete loneliness. 

There are many good and talented people among Russians, they are just broken by the experience of living under dictatorship and powerlessness against their tsar