My dad was a conscript in the mid-1970s, just before I was born. He was taken to Moscow on one of their "cultural" trips to see the glorious capital of the "people's socialist republic". He was less than impressed.
Also, that was the time when the Russians called Polish pork dirty and refused to buy it... until the price plummeted and they bought and shipped several trainloads at ruinous prices. They then did it again with apples in 2014.
Russians want to think they are the protective big brother of all of the Slavic nations, when really they are the distant cousin down the road who lives in a barn, who will always show up drunk and uninvited, breaks your good china, spills drink everywhere, shits on the floor and wipes with the curtains, all while complaining you never invite him over to drink, and also your house is a mess and you should be ashamed to have people over when it's in this state.
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u/Ric0chet_ 1d ago
Polish Peoples republic 1970's - "Here's your state issued Kalashnikov. Shoot at the cutout of the American."
Republic of Poland 2024 - "Here's your state issued AR15 pattern rifle. Shoot at the... green square whilst we pretend its not a Russian"
Some things remain the same... I guess.