A big shout out to the people who follow me. Unfortunately I’ve had to leave Russia. It became impossible to receive any funds from the US. I am currently living in Batumi, Georgia.
This is my family in the living room of my apartment in Kimovsk, Russia. I am a disabled Vietnam veteran. Seventy six years of age. My son Aleksandr (left), and my granddaughter Dasha (center) look in on me. Here, I had hoped to live out my retirement years.
No it’s not a protest. You don’t see those here. At least not very often. It’s New Year’s Day at 00:00 in the morning. The entire sky over Batumi has lit up with fireworks, and it will stay that way for over an hour.
This is President Putin’s twenty fifth New Years Address to the nation.
🎄🇷🇺 New Year's Greetings from Russian President Vladimir Putin
🔻Key Statements:
▪️As the President emphasized, Russia has become a strong, independent, free country that was able to respond to the most complex challenges of the time.
▪️"Everything will be fine, we will only move forward. We know for sure that the fate of Russia, the well-being of its citizens, has been, is and will be an absolute value for us."
▪️"This is how our unity, our faith in ourselves and in our strength, in our capabilities, has been strengthened. We still have much to decide, but we can be rightly proud of what has already been done."
▪️This period was filled with many historically significant, large-scale events. We set big goals for ourselves and achieved them. We overcame trials more than once, because we were together.
▪️On this New Year's Eve, the thoughts, hopes of loved ones, millions of people across Russia - ...
Christmas Day Walk
I went for a walk today. Almost all businesses are closed for Christmas Day. The store that sells Turkish carpets was open so I went in and immediately spotted a beautiful Oriental carpet, bright red, black and gold.
I ask if it was a magic carpet and if it would fly.
The lady answered, “All my carpets are magical. As to whether it will fly, that all depends on what you put in your hookah.”
This is my apartment in Batumi. It’s on the eighth floor and the elevator works most of the time.
I pay 800 lari per month for this two bedroom apartment. That is approximately $294.
I have a fifteen to twenty minute walk to the beach. This is a great town for retirement. There are plenty of beaches to rest when you get tired.
The pink bedroom I call my guest room and it’s where my granddaughter will sleep when she visits me.
