[oldvirginian]

I worked with a Hungarian who absolutely hates the Russians and everything about them.

He was forced to learn and speak Russian as it was the official language of the Soviet Union. When he came to the US he worked very hard at losing his accent because most Americans thought he was Russian.
Real nice guy unless someone brought up Russia/Russians.
As an added bonus he’s as conservative as anyone here.

[GnuThere]

Exactly. My Czech friend is a small businessman and staunchly conservative.

[Jamestown1630]

I worked with a Hungarian who absolutely hates the Russians and everything about them.

I used to know old Koreans, who felt the same way about the Japanese. But their children wound up retaining respect for some Japanese influences.

I once met Sergei Tolstoy, great-grandson of Leo. He was a very debonair, cultured man. When I was introduced to him - (my young self suitably impressed) - he smiled at me and said, "I didn't write the books".

He was a very happy-go-lucky man - probably too much so, to his detriment. (He had too much love for the racetrack horses, and squandered his money :-)

It's not useful to view other people merely as 'nationals' and project our politics onto them. Everyone on Earth is an *individual*, and individuals are always sort of contrary, inside - often open to change.