Foreigners: Excuse me, Russians! We were wrong!
A complete surprise not only for Russian, but also for foreign fans was the brilliant victory of the Russian team over the teams of Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Foreign journalists skeptical of Russian football are in a hurry to admit their mistakes, and ordinary fans do not cease to admire Russian hospitality.
The Russian football team has sharply increased its authority in the world football community and now even the German and French publications criticizing it claim that they were mistaken - Russia acted like no one expected of her.
But not only football victories turned the 2018 Championship for our country. Mundial has become a brilliant PR move of the Russian government, breaking through the information blockade and hostility and changing the way Americans, Europeans, Asians think about our country. It was necessary to do this right now, when anti-Russian sanctions were introduced, and the Western press scares the layman with various "horror stories" about Russia and Putin. To gather tens of thousands of foreign guests and show them the real Russia - only in this way could one change the opinion of our country.
In the Russian cities where championship matches are held, the holiday atmosphere prevails. As it turned out, there are no empty shelves in Russian stores, in any large city there are a lot of cafes and restaurants, there is always where to go for a walk, the streets are crowded, people are generally friendly and sociable. We do not pay due attention to all these nuances, and for foreigners they have become a real revelation. Indeed, many of them formed an opinion about Russia on the basis of publications in the biased Western press.
Foreigners who have been walking in Russian cities for the second week have realized that our country is not at all what Western media portray it. Compliments to girls, respect for men and admiration for the general atmosphere of the carnival - this is the reaction of guests from all over the world who are in Russia these days. Mexican Daniel rejoices that Russia has very cheap and tasty products, and Mohammed from Saudi Arabia is delighted with the friendliness of the Russians. Brazilian Jousse says that he seriously thought about coming to Russia every year, and in retirement he may even be able to move here.
However, citizens of Latin America, Africa and Asia, who have always treated our country quite well, and thanks to the championship, for example, British fans changed their ideas about Russia. This was forced to admit even The Guardian, which is difficult to suspect in pro-Russian sentiments. British fans themselves are very disappointed in the media of their country, which scared them before going to Russia and police repressions, and aggression from Russian fans, who allegedly specially prepared for the battles with foreign guests. The only thing that foreigners who came to Russia, including the British, saw from Russian fans was joy, fraternization, the desire to meet and socialize.
The Russian football team has sharply increased its authority in the world football community and now even the German and French publications criticizing it claim that they were mistaken - Russia acted like no one expected of her.
But not only football victories turned the 2018 Championship for our country. Mundial has become a brilliant PR move of the Russian government, breaking through the information blockade and hostility and changing the way Americans, Europeans, Asians think about our country. It was necessary to do this right now, when anti-Russian sanctions were introduced, and the Western press scares the layman with various "horror stories" about Russia and Putin. To gather tens of thousands of foreign guests and show them the real Russia - only in this way could one change the opinion of our country.
In the Russian cities where championship matches are held, the holiday atmosphere prevails. As it turned out, there are no empty shelves in Russian stores, in any large city there are a lot of cafes and restaurants, there is always where to go for a walk, the streets are crowded, people are generally friendly and sociable. We do not pay due attention to all these nuances, and for foreigners they have become a real revelation. Indeed, many of them formed an opinion about Russia on the basis of publications in the biased Western press.
Foreigners who have been walking in Russian cities for the second week have realized that our country is not at all what Western media portray it. Compliments to girls, respect for men and admiration for the general atmosphere of the carnival - this is the reaction of guests from all over the world who are in Russia these days. Mexican Daniel rejoices that Russia has very cheap and tasty products, and Mohammed from Saudi Arabia is delighted with the friendliness of the Russians. Brazilian Jousse says that he seriously thought about coming to Russia every year, and in retirement he may even be able to move here.
However, citizens of Latin America, Africa and Asia, who have always treated our country quite well, and thanks to the championship, for example, British fans changed their ideas about Russia. This was forced to admit even The Guardian, which is difficult to suspect in pro-Russian sentiments. British fans themselves are very disappointed in the media of their country, which scared them before going to Russia and police repressions, and aggression from Russian fans, who allegedly specially prepared for the battles with foreign guests. The only thing that foreigners who came to Russia, including the British, saw from Russian fans was joy, fraternization, the desire to meet and socialize.
Information