After the invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russians fled to Tbilisi. But the graffiti that has sprung up across the city suggests not everyone is pleased to see them.
After the invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russians fled to Tbilisi. But the graffiti that has sprung up across the city suggests not everyone is pleased to see them.
It’s extremely common here. There it feels like every other block in Tbilisi says “Fuck Putin” or “Russia is a terrorist state” or something along those lines… “No Russian is welcome, good or bad” was the most impactful for me.
I was having drinks with my neighbors and they were toasting for all the nationalities there. “For the Georgians! For the Turks! For the Ukrainians! For the Americans!”
I said, “But not the Russians.”
He got dead serious and looked me right in the eyes… “NO! FUCK the Russians!”
The Georgians are generally very friendly. I love it here.