I lived in Russia during my twenties from 2010-16 (can’t believe it’s that long ago already). As this article states, there was a sort of micro golden age from about 2009-2014 when Russia made its first foray into Ukraine.I fled the recession of the US after graduating college here and unable to find a job. I started out as an ESL teacher and made really good money, eventually running my own tutoring business with a friend. Living the good life in Moscow, one of the great cities of the world, and being young and free are still among my best memories.So I’m just utterly devastated that the very good Russian people have been sucked into this. All my friends there, young and old, were completely ambivalent towards the government. My landlady famously told me that if a cop showed up at the apartment, by God don’t open the door. Understandably, all my friends were focused on carving out their own modest prosperity for their families.I recently learned that two teenagers I used to tutor were conscripted and killed in Bakmut. I’m just astonished. I hope this conflict ends soon but I’m not holding my breath.

I lived in Russia during my twenties from 2010-16 (can’t believe it’s that long ago already). As this article states, there was a sort of micro golden age from about 2009-2014 when Russia made its first foray into Ukraine.I fled the recession of the US after graduating college here and unable to find a job. I started out as an ESL teacher and made really good money, eventually running my own tutoring business with a friend. Living the good life in Moscow, one of the great cities of the world, and being young and free are still among my best memories.So I’m just utterly devastated that the very good Russian people have been sucked into this. All my friends there, young and old, were completely ambivalent towards the government. My landlady famously told me that if a cop showed up at the apartment, by God don’t open the door. Understandably, all my friends were focused on carving out their own modest prosperity for their families.I recently learned that two teenagers I used to tutor were conscripted and killed in Bakmut. I’m just astonished. I hope this conflict ends soon but I’m not holding my breath.

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