Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
Sorry Tyke, not being disrespectful to you or the Russians. Great culture but, temporarily or otherwise, currently run by crooks and I wouldn't go near during 2018, our own lunatics put me off such occasions let alone the Russian ones.
It is absolutely run by crooks, I agree. Not sure whether that's a reason not to visit a country though. If I refused to visit any country that was run by crooks, I'd be severely limiting my travel options!