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There is never a good time to be Russian, it seems. With that in mind, I signed up for Diversity festival in my son’s elementary school to represent Russia and create the display about Russian Federation. Not today, but I keep thinking about that my decision today, as always. And you know what? F* it. It is the country where I was born and grew up. It is the culture that is mine. It is the history I am a part of. Why should I give it up? Why should I yield it to people I hate?

The theme of presentation btw: ~~"Russia is the prison of the peoples"// V.Lenin~~ Many cultures in Russia you probably don't know about.

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From:

hamsterwoman

I think this is precisely the most valuable time to show one's neighbors that Russia is more than just, you know. I hope the Diversity festival goes well! (I miss those Diversity / Family Culture days from when my brother was in elementary school. Weirdly my kids' school never put on anything like that among its activities.)

From:

avrelia

When we lived in New Jersey, and my eldest was in an elementary school there, we loved those Multicultural festivals there, and tried to do something different ever year. I co-hosted Russian table, I helped friends run Ukrainian, I created Canadian one... it was fun. There was always lots of food, dances, martial art presentations, etc.

And then we were here, and then there was COVID, then 2022, and I just wanted to have nothing to do with it.

But now - I am ready again.

From:

shadowkat

I agree with you. The United States right now - is hardly in a position to judge any country. The Russian people aren't it's politics. Any more than the German people were the Nazis, people have a tendency to generalize and demonize based on nationality. Putin and his administration is the enemy not Russia or the Russians.

Of course I'm in a unique position - living in NYC, in an apartment complex with a lot of Russian Americans, and knowing a co-worker who immigrated here from Russia. So I can it.

A co-worker (from the Dominican Republic not Russia) were talking today about how it was important to be kind to all humans, regardless of who they were. (Well except for the evil monstrous leaders of our countries who are abusing their power aka the Voldmorts and Saurons of the planet.)

From:

avrelia

US politics just now is... something. And it is doubly disturbing to witness the cheers from Putin's supporters towards the current events in US.

(I don't think Trump is pro-Russian, I think Trump is only ever pro-Trump, but the turn is weird and noticeable.)

From:

shadowkat

Yup. Trump really only cares about Trump. It serves his self-interest to be friends with Putin. Also he wants what Putin has - and Putin has helped him get this far - by funding his efforts. Putin isn't pro-Russia either, Putin is pro-Putin. Putin wants what Stalin had. I keep wishing both of them would die from sleep apnea.

From:

elisi

And you know what? F* it. It is the country where I was born and grew up. It is the culture that is mine. It is the history I am a part of. Why should I give it up? Why should I yield it to people I hate?
Quite right. Don't let anyone reduce you to the propaganda. The world is so much more complex. And Russian culture has given the world so much!

From:

avrelia

current politics is just so weird to witness. It took me several years to pick myself back together, and this seemingly pro-Russian turn of US politics is not helping at all.

From:

shadowkat

It's because it's not Pro-Russian, it's pro-Putin, which is not the same thing. Be like being Pro-Stalin, that's not Pro-Russian either. Just as Pro-Trump isn't Pro-American. MAGNA has zip to do with American Patriotism, it's a Trump cult.