Cool
I daresay there are many Russians who do too.
Of course no such Russian has worked in the Kremlin for the last 60 (or more) years.
I live in a city whose population is almost that of Estonia. We North Americans shouldn’t get into these uniquely Eastern European food fights. They have a way of arguing which is a bit foreign to us and they manage to get over their spats. If we get dragged in, we can embarrass ourselves.