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Related: About this forumMany thousands Of Georgians Protest Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
Shouts of Ukraine! Ukraine! in the beginning of video. God bless the Georgians!
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Many thousands Of Georgians Protest Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine (Original Post)
blue-wave
Feb 2022
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PortTack
(35,816 posts)1. There were 10s of thousands out in St. Petersburg last night
blue-wave
(4,833 posts)2. And that's Pooty's home town!
regnaD kciN
(27,542 posts)3. As well they should...
If Ukraine falls, I would think Georgia would be next on Putins list for reconquest.
Rhiannon12866
(252,153 posts)5. That's crossed my mind, too.
I visited what was Soviet Georgia in the late '80s and there were statues honoring Stalin all over which confused me, so I asked. And I was told that Stalin was Georgian, not Russian, and he was honored in Georgia "because he killed so many Russians..."
Rhiannon12866
(252,153 posts)4. K&R for Georgians!
I have actually been to Tbilisi, capital of what was then Soviet Georgia, and there is no love for Russians there. It's a completely different culture with a different language. And I was baffled to see many statues of Stalin still there - so I asked and was told that it was not only because Stalin was Georgian - but because he killed so many Russians...
