Posts Tagged "Taxi Driver"
Timur: Georgian Taxi Driver
BATUMI, GEORGIA: As Timur drove me to the moutains, he said ''I won't tell you one thing and a Russian something else. I will be honest with you.'' He then said that it was more important for Georgia to have good relations with Russia than with the West because Russia is a natural market for Georgian goods like mandarins, wine, ect, as well as a labor market. A father of three - including one by a Russian woman - he recommended I watch "Father of a Soldier," a WWII film about Georgians and Russians. He was telling me the tragic movie plot, when he suddenly went silent. Tears were in his eyes. "I have a weak heart," he said. Timur finally told the movie plot, stopping two more times due to tears.
Grandfather Freed by US Soldiers
The cab driver arrived at the Moscow airport, a confederate-themed song playing in his car. He said that he had read a lot about the American Civil War and loved reading historical original documents. He shared his views on the American Civil War and then segued into a discussion about WWII.
He then mentioned that his grandfather had been freed from a German prisoner camp by US soldiers and taken to California along with a few thousand other Red army personnel for further medical help. The US offered to let the Red army soldiers stay in the US, but nearly all chose to return….
