After the invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russians fled to Tbilisi. But the graffiti that has sprung up across the city suggests not everyone is pleased to see them.

  • thelastknowngod@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s extremely common here. There it feels like every other block in Tbilisi says “Fuck Putin” or “Russia is a terrorist state” or something along those lines… “No Russian is welcome, good or bad” was the most impactful for me.

    I was having drinks with my neighbors and they were toasting for all the nationalities there. “For the Georgians! For the Turks! For the Ukrainians! For the Americans!”

    I said, “But not the Russians.”

    He got dead serious and looked me right in the eyes… “NO! FUCK the Russians!”

    The Georgians are generally very friendly. I love it here.