Two of my friends in high school were both from Russia, too. They both drank vodka and joked about it. Modern Russians, (especially those born after 1991) are great people.
Forget the past... No one blew each other up.
Edit: and, to further add... We love Russian composers... Our symphonies typically play mainly Russian composers, with a few Germans and 0 French/British... Kinda strange.
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TheYaShoe's grandad has the best USSR hat ever.
to this day, I still find it funny that I recognized him because of a hat... And a few references to rallying, with his son and grandson... But mainly the hat.