What an interesting introduction and story. I had just seen a documentary of someone traveling by ship through Russia and they went though your home town too!
I'm German and lived in Chicago for ten years... quite happy to be back home since the begin of the century again :-b
Always had a big interest in Russia, the rich culture and the genuine and deep nature of the people. I have a few Russian (artist) friends and when we meet its always quite an experience. Some of the most wonderful and interesting people I have ever met!
Wishing you a bright beautiful future!
Oh you found my very first post haha 😘 I would be interested to watch that documentary. Do you happen to remember the name? Oh I'm so glad to hear you have Russian friends! I hope they already took you to Russian banya and fed you blnchiki with caviar or pelmeni.
The documentary was a German production "Von Gorodez bis St. Petersburg" They went from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea, showed a lot of interesting sights along the way and interviewed the people they met.
I grew up in cold war Europe, but even in our so called western world, we always had Russian friends. My grandfather was a brilliant chess player and he was in contact (by written letter !) with people from all over the world. His best friend was Russian and I remember him as one of the friendliest men I ever met.
We enjoyed a few extraordinary meals, although I wouldn't be able to name the dishes. Actually, my wife wants to do "Russian weeks" in her café and we could use a few good ideas for breakfast..
I'll look for that documentary, it sounds very interesting. Russian breakfast is a wonderful idea 👏🏼 There are so many options!! I'll put something together for you and your wife 🍴