but there are lots of cities in Russia and small towns...very similar to the US...
a lot of us remember our slavic grandparents and those people in Russia are no different...
they live simpler...they don't have a lot of money or fancy houses or things ...a lot of apartment living...
but they do have their dachas.
Whether or not Putin is sincere, Russia can definitely be said to be a Christian nation once again. Whereas when America opens an embassy in your country, they fly the rainbow flag in your capital city.
I will probably go with my to-be Filipina wife to the Philippines in a few years, if the option still available to us. Hoping it’s not part of Communist China by then — that would change our plans!!!