[He nods. He does understand. More than he thinks Yuri would realize. He crosses his arms and rests his head against the back of the bench, sighing.]
I educate myself.
[Said with the defensive sullenness of a teenager.]
Russian military slaughtered thousands of Chechens in the wars. The civilian casualties were insane. The city where I was born was declared the most destroyed city in the world a few years back. They're finally rebuilding, but right now they don't even have a working airport. My parents came to America because they weren't just afraid war was coming, but what people would do on both sides when they saw the two of them, a Russian married to a Chechen, and me.
[He looks over at Yuri, his eyes narrowed.]
So forgive me if your story about a Russia where everybody gets along sounds so appealing.
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I educate myself.
[Said with the defensive sullenness of a teenager.]
Russian military slaughtered thousands of Chechens in the wars. The civilian casualties were insane. The city where I was born was declared the most destroyed city in the world a few years back. They're finally rebuilding, but right now they don't even have a working airport. My parents came to America because they weren't just afraid war was coming, but what people would do on both sides when they saw the two of them, a Russian married to a Chechen, and me.
[He looks over at Yuri, his eyes narrowed.]
So forgive me if your story about a Russia where everybody gets along sounds so appealing.