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Some of my relatives worked in Germany in 90s - way before we joined the EU.
They said that they did not have much problems.
And the only strict rule was - to be able to speak German. (even chekist...

I have seen it - good movie :)


You break it - you buy it :P .
It was Russian own decision to be the USSR successor state (and retain privileges like permanent position in UN Security Council)...

I do not like the way Russia is governed (and apparently tens of thousands (maybe millions - fair elections could answer how many) of Russians also do not like it).
It is bad for Russia itself.
And...

Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are.
They chose tyrant and oppressor instead of dissident and democrat.

Yes - and it's good not to be part of Russian Empire - USSR anymore.

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That is a + in the eyes of Russian leaders. They (would) like to treat their people the same.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Dmitry_Medvedev_and_Kim_Jong-il_2011-2.jpeg

Heh - Medvedev expressed his condolences when that bastard or North Korea dropped dead, but nothing after Václav Havel died...
Not surprising - Russia is much closer to North Korea than civilized...

The point is very simple - you should take a dump in the toilet, not in the middle of a living room.

Russia LOOKS like a modern country - they have all modern technologies - cars, computers, etc....

In Russia there is no democracy and has never been...
So unless you have lived in a democratic country you are against something you have not experienced.