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She laughed and called him some nice Russian curses.

My parents said: Smart people wanted to be in America. The rest of the country was brainwashed and was afraid of America.

We normally did not watch any movies like that because it was totally stupid and we did not like the Soviet Union period.

People would be thrown into jail if you tried to leave the country. There was no way to leave the country. It was an iron wall.

So I asked if people liked him before the war. She said, nope, not at all, they were scared. He was cruel and he fought against his own people so nobody thought of fighting back. And generally the opinion never changed except that he was fighting the Germans.

My parents said a KGB guy will always be a KGB guy.

My mum: Texas was actually one of the best places to go because you have to learn to speak English and you have to do it fast. There weren't any other immigrants. Also the people were very nice and warm. It was better to be an immigrant than a damn Yankee. They're very genuine, those people. I hated the humidity in Houston.