Visiting the Baltic countries via a cruise this summer brought us to Russia and several countries that border Russia. At each stop we took guided shore excursions which were very informative. Soviet occupation and the aftermath were frequent topics of discussion.
I enjoyed talking to our tour guides when they were not actively engaged in managing the tour. We had a particularly good tour guide in Latvia.(pictured below) When the opportunity arose I asked her what Latvians thought of the events in Ukraine. She expressed concern about the violence and how people are suffering. Then I asked her if her people were worried about Russia. She replied "No, we do not worry about Russia because Latvia is a member of NATO"
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| Tour guide in Riga, Latvia |
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| Riga, Latvia |
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