Quote Originally Posted by nulle View Post
I do not blame Russians
Ok, that's a good thing because nobody here is responsible for it and they probably feel bad that the USSR time is so disliked in the Baltic states.

Since most people on the forum are Russians and all this is already known to them, perhaps we should just leave the topic.

Nobody here has defended Stalin's idea to incorporate the Baltic states or deport civilians.

Personally I like Russian culture and I think that Russian people are among the nicest and most sincere & fun Europeans. It's a pity that all the USSR legacy is preventing many people from seeing what is really a beautiful and interesting country with fundamentally friendly and fun people.

Perhaps you should get yourself a visa and check it out Nulle? Just go against the stream a bit. That doesn't mean that you agree with anything that Stalin did etc - just that look to the future and not the past. Btw, being trilingual with Latvian, Russian and English is very impressive in the eyes of most people. After all, Russian is a language spoken by over 200 million people.
Or go to Belarus or Ukraine (don't need a visa for Ukraine).