In the West the fall of the USSR was thought to be a liberating moment. And for many perhaps it was. But when I talked to people on the street the attitude was the opposite. They always said things were better during the time of the USSR. (But they could not say this aloud to others because of fear of being informed on, and often violently attacked. Only to me, a stranger, did they feel safe to express their real feelings.) )And my experience shows this to a large degree.
There was something that was hard to understand that was going on there. All I can say is: "People" is not a term that is interchangeable between one group and the other. Our DNA says a lot about how we act. Just like the chemical composition of water H2O says a lot about how it react to cold--as opposed to H2O2 boiling point.
Slav is not interchangeable with WASP. [What works in the USA or England in not the same thing that can work--over there.] WASP is not interchangeable with black.
[So my impression is not to interfere because in a city like the ones I was in, most people are not at all interested in fighting.] See the verse in Proverbs: כאוחז באזני כלב כן מתערב בריב לא לו "One who gets involved in a fight that is not his is like one who grabs the ears of a dog"
