Clarissa's Blog

By Kostyantyn Izotov
02.10.2015
Translated and edited by Voices of Ukraine

Another typical dialogue with a vatnik [Russian nationalist]:

Maia Rudenko

… One morning a former classmate got hold of me on Skype. And our conversation went something like this:

–”It hurts me to read what you write about Russia.”

“Am I lying?”

–”I didn’t say that!”

“So, what’s the matter? Are you ashamed of your country?”

–”Well … No, I’m not ashamed. I just think it’s strange that you don’t understand some simple things.”

“Of course, I don’t understand! There’s a whole load of simple things that I don’t understand! –For example, I don’t understand what troops from YOUR country are doing in MY country? Let me remind you: at one time, it happened to be your country [as well]…”

“You see that! This is key!

–”Yeah, that’s key! So, what are troops from your country doing in my…