Hi - thank you so much for this! Yes in my experience Russia is the polar opposite of what the West claims about it. They say it is dangerous but it is far safer than the average Western city. They say the women are desperate to leave/portray them as virtual prostitutes, but the women here are wholesome and lovely and very happy and proud to be Russian. I have come to view Russia as what the West was like pre-globalism, before "trade" deals destroyed our local manufacturing and flooded our countries with crap petrochemical products, and before corporations ruled our lives. I think this is why the West targets Russia so badly - because they don't own it yet!!!
I will definitely be making more Kiwi in Moscow episodes, the only thing slowing us down is that Ksenia has been travelling - she speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese and has been travelling around South and Latin America. Once she returns to Moscow we will continue the series. Glad you liked it :)
The series is awesome Suzi, I loved it. you and Ksenia are winning formula - I look forward to seeing more. Maybe you could do a series of interviews of cool younger people who are starting businesses (music, arts, food, software, fashion). You're in a great position to do that.
It's ironic isn't it that women are happy and carefree and proud in Russia yet in the West they are portrayed as the opposite and are vilified by our media in the nastiest possible way.
The whole of the last century has been a con game by the banks. Before 1914 the US had no central Banks for 40 years and it was the most prosperous time, then J P Morgan orchestrated a market panic in 1907 and it led to the formation of the Fed in at the end of 1913, which in turn led to two world wars and a consolidation of Banker power and Russia being set up as the "enemy" of the US even though before 1913 Russia was probably the US's greatest Ally.
The anti Russia hysteria in the media is failing, it's gotten so over the top and so stupid that people don't believe any of it any more.