Not all Eastern Europeans have such a negative view of the Russians. Serbia and Bulgaria have viewed their fellow orthodox Russians as their protectors from the Islamic abominations of the 14th thru the 18th centuries. Sadly many seem to feel that the more russians killed in this war, the better. Others feel that this slavic death fest is just another Euro civil war that further erodes Western culture. also you might want to consider how many Americans would not exist if the Russians, at tremendous cost to themselves had not mauled and destroyed the best elements of the German army. How many of their fathers and grandfathers would have returned home if the American army had to liberate Europe against an intact German army. Give the Russians some credit however bitter you may be about their behavior in the post war era.
“Russians, at tremendous cost to themselves had not mauled and destroyed the best elements of the German army.”
USA provided RuZZians with arms during WWII. Without those, many more RuZZians would be dead.
I appreciate that you are trying to use arguments to support your position unlike some other Freepers. Why do Serbians and Bulgarians view Russia less negatively? I believe it has a lot to do with the fact that Serbia and Bulgaria have never been parts of the Russian Empire (Yes, Bulgaria belonged to the Soviet “empire”, but it wasn’t directly ruled by the Soviets.). Those nations that were invaded or ruled by the Russians know too well how the Russian rulers can oppress the people.