[billakay]

Ignore ETL. He has late-stage RDS (Russia Derangement Syndrome).

You might consider a visit though. Weather, food, and nature are great (as are the girls, if you are unattached), and I've been here over a year and Putin hasn't bothered me even once!

[ETL]

Here's your "manly" hero sounding and acting like Michael Jackson...

"In the footage, Putin, 53, is shown walking up to a small crowd of tourists in a Kremlin courtyard and crouching down in front of the boy, who appears to be five or six years old. As the Russian president talks with Nikita for several seconds, he tugs at the boy's shirt before finally lifting it up and kissing him on his bare stomach.

"He seemed to me very independent, very serious, but at the same time a boy is always vulnerable.

He was very sweet. I'll be honest: I felt an urge to squeeze him like a kitten, and that led to the gesture that I made. There was nothing behind it really," Putin said, smiling."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-explains-tummy-kiss/

[Jimmy Valentine]

The problem with Russians is with the yuppies from Moscow and St Petersburg. Ran into them down in Turkey. Serious bad manners and awe inspiring drunks.

[mac_truck]

You might consider a visit though. Weather, food, and nature are great (as are the girls, if you are unattached), and I've been here over a year and Putin hasn't bothered me even once!

Lol...I wouldn't mind taking in a match at Fisht Olympic Stadium, that's for sure. It looks like an awesome venue.

What prompted you to move there, if you don't mind my asking?