... Hospitality or Christianity is accompanied by images of violence, and Russia's supposedly successful economy, which is resisting sanctions, is depicted by empty shelves in shops. Legendary Russian vodka is represented by a visibly inebriated Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova...
This is Russia today - what would Tsar Peter I. the Great, or Tsarina Catherine II say about it? Welcome to Russia, where in many places time stood still centuries ago. Truly a land where the past still triumphs over the future. Welcome to the Russian Evil Empire. J.Š.
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