[Aliska]

I guess my troll-o-meter wasn't working. I'm not anti-Russian, anti-Eastern bloc, just wish they could all respect one another and rebuild their countries after the devastation of communism which affected all of them. I suppose some old hatreds die hard, and there is still a lot of resentment, as per the recent murders or beatings of Russians by some Polish people.

[Quinotto]

Aliska, in a perfect world this could be possible. Unfortunately, as you can see, the...dislike towards the Russians from the former communist countries in the Eastern European block is not one way, it something which is mutual. There is too much involved here, Eastern Europe has a long and complicated history long before communism, there are strong feelings of nationalism which cannot be understood by an American (it's not a fault, it's just history). It is an odd position, we are all at each other throats but when facing a common enemy, all this...animosity disappears. Before the fell of communism, it was the political system which united the PEOPLE of Eastern Europe, regardless of their nationality but it all came to bits after it. I mean, take a look at former Yugoslavia, while under communist boot, there was no difference between Muslims and Christians because the common enemy (communism) threatened both their cultures and traditions. Once that was gone, the Muslims remembered the old ways (courtesy of nature, atavism and Middle East Arab backers) and tried to claim land which was never theirs and the rest is history.