commentary to student safety in St Petersburg

[Michele A. Berdy]

Mr Hosseini writes:

> Why is it your place to tell them that they, students of color, should 
> fear
> Russia?  Perhaps you have some other agenda against Russia itself?

If Mr Hosseini would actually read the information on the many links, he'd 
see evidence of violence against people of color, Asians, and dark-skinned 
people. If he read the postings, he'd see that no one is telling students to 
fear Russia. So all that is left is our "agenda against Russia itself." Does 
it seem likely to a group of Slavists who have dedicated their life's work 
to Russia would have an agenda against Russia?

That's it for me. No point discussing this with Mr Hosseini. On the other 
hand, I've learned a tremendous amount from the other posters. Excellent 
links and information. If all this information was pooled, it would make a 
very useful guidebook for students and other travelers. 

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