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I mean if I was a rich ethnic Russian in either of those cities, I'd probably love it.
I'm Estonian though, don't speak any more Russian than yes, no, please, thank you and go fuck yourself. Of course I also understand when being asked for a cigarette - an absolute necessity in Estonia (though these days you're very unlikely to get attacked for not providing said cigarettes - 20-30 years ago was different, but I wasn't exactly old enough to smoke then)
But overall I'm glad I don't live in Russia because I don't agree with the politics. Even before the current war, I'm sure I would've been seen as a dissident. I'm sure the people of Russia are actually mostly very nice. It's also cheaper than a lot of western countries so working remotely, I'm sure I would've been able to live very comfortably before the war. I just wouldn't ever want to live under Putin rule and I wouldn't really want to live in a country with so many nationalists (US, if I ever moved there, would be a bit easier, because it's more about race than nationality and I'm white)