Tyfus
08-05-2015, 23:18
A 72-year-old Dutch citizen has written a letter to Vladimir Putin asking for a Russian passport. He explained his intentions by saying he loves Russia, admires Peter the Great and is tired of anti-Russian propaganda in Europe.
"When I served in the army of the Netherlands, I was brainwashed with the words ‘the Russians are coming!’” Gerhard Reyndsen wrote in a letter to Putin, as cited by TASS.
“I said Russia will not come, because they saw a lot of grief and war, they want peace, and Americans are much more dangerous,” said Reyndsen, adding that right after that he was dubbed “a communist” by his commander.
“I have always irritated my family, because I thought there was a lot of anti-Soviet propaganda [in Europe],” says the Russian fan.
Reyndsen says he’s always taken an interest in Russian history. He knows a lot about the House of Romanov, the imperial dynasty which ruled until the 1917 October Revolution, and Peter the Great, the tsar who reigned at the turn of the 18th century.
“I kindly ask you, Mr. Putin, to advise me if I could get a Russian passport? For me it would be a matter of pride," he wrote.
Source: http://rt.com/news/256761-dutch-putin-russian-passport/
"When I served in the army of the Netherlands, I was brainwashed with the words ‘the Russians are coming!’” Gerhard Reyndsen wrote in a letter to Putin, as cited by TASS.
“I said Russia will not come, because they saw a lot of grief and war, they want peace, and Americans are much more dangerous,” said Reyndsen, adding that right after that he was dubbed “a communist” by his commander.
“I have always irritated my family, because I thought there was a lot of anti-Soviet propaganda [in Europe],” says the Russian fan.
Reyndsen says he’s always taken an interest in Russian history. He knows a lot about the House of Romanov, the imperial dynasty which ruled until the 1917 October Revolution, and Peter the Great, the tsar who reigned at the turn of the 18th century.
“I kindly ask you, Mr. Putin, to advise me if I could get a Russian passport? For me it would be a matter of pride," he wrote.
Source: http://rt.com/news/256761-dutch-putin-russian-passport/