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I love the RussiaPlus channel. Slava and Lena do a great job showing how average Russians live in various parts of Russia. They are also doing an outstanding job of portraying how Americans live from the perspective of Russian tourists as they spend a long vacation in this country. Today I watched videos about their visits with families in southern Georgia and on an Indiana farm. 

In Georgia, Slava drove an 18 wheeler around a training course when the couple visited a family that owns a trucking company. 

Slava also met the country sheriff and rode with him on patrol. Then he met with a Georgia state Senator who explained the legislative process in Georgia. The sheriff gave Slava a Trump bumper sticker but warned him not to place it on his vehicle if he was going to Chicago.

Slava's command of the English language and his knack for chronicling the lives of some very interesting Americans from diverse backgrounds. Watching how friendly Americans are to a couple of Russian tourists reminds me of what a great country we have.

The visit to an Indiana farm was equally inspiring. Slava and Lena visited a couple who live about 30 minutes from Purdue University. The wife had suffered a serious brain injury and bought a Tennessee Walker 20 years ago to help with her recovery. Now, she shares her experience with horses with others who have suffered serious brain injuries. Her husband is a blacksmith who makes knives.

Slava's videos of this country are filled with optimism compared with our own media's portrayal of this country. His videos of average Russian citizens are also outstanding. His video on Moscow is excellent and presents the city much differently than it is portrayed in our media. Russia's inner cities are very clean compared to ours. Russia's worst neighborhoods are on the outskirts of its cities but they seem to focus on keeping the centers of their cities presentable.