My grandpa was Ukrainian but considered himself Russian and worshipped Putin. I really wonder how this would have affected him. I honestly am partly glad he isn't alive. It would really shake him.

He thought of Putin as the person who saved Russians from the fall of the USSR. Putin has done a lot lately to undermine the untarnishable image he had with certain kinds of people.

I really miss my grandpa now. He introduced me to a lot of new concepts and though his ideas were wrong they weren't out dated or stupid.

I never would have done the things I've done if not for my grandpa and how his ideas shaped me.