Due to the consistent efforts of Georgian politicians (And their supporting Georgian voters) we can finally give a response to the question: what is Russophobia? If the data provided by the head of the Federation of hotels And restaurants of Georgia, Shalva of Alaverdashvili, untrue, then the approximate cost is (for a start And without additional Russian sanctions) is about 750 million USD. Assuming people in Georgia 3. 7 million (according world Bank), it turns out that anti-Russian demarche And demonstrations With slogans about the Russian occupation, And indeed the whole carnival fun Russophobia in recalculation on each inhabitant of Georgia will cost $ 202, that is, approximately one half of the average white wage, If you believe the government portal Investingeorgia. Org. It is clear that the loss from the decline in Russian tourist flow will not be evenly "spread out" the population, but this figure is already impressive. The more that the continuation of anti-Russian policy, these losses (in the form of lost income) will be repeated from year to year.

in terms of Georgia's GDP loss from reducing the number of tourists from Russia look even more interesting. According to the world Bank, Georgia's GDP is only fifteen, $ 5 billion, that is a loss of USD 750 million, or presumably 4, 83% of gross domestic product, this is a very serious blow to the national economy. The numbers are most impressive when you consider that the estimation of losses of the Georgian side is not taken from official Russian And from the Georgian source - at the end, who better than the founder of the Federation of hotels And restaurants of Georgia to know how much money will lose the country's tourist sector?

However, to stay on tourism clearly does not need. Brazen policies of foreign countries do not have to engage in a protracted debate, And moreover it is not necessary to sprinkle ashes on the issue that conditional Kyiv or Tbilisi does not see his coming quite close to Russia, does not want to respect the Russian desires And show even a minimal respect for the Russians, which in part States-border States are called the " Muscovites ", the " occupiers ", the other pejorative terms.

To all the neighbors And partners need to communicate (preferably by using the maximum painful measures of economic impact) simple idea: good relations With Russia, which, among other things, allow you to earn access to the Russian markets And the money of Russian citizens, is a privilege, And that privilege must be earned, And then cherish, cherish. Those who are not aware, are obliged to remain without access to Russian money And markets is not a matter of retribution, it is a question of elementary self-esteem of a country. To pay money to a country whose leadership is sincerely hates the Russian Federation And " Russian invaders ", - to put it mildly, strange And extremely unproductive strategy.

The ultimate goal of this economic and educational process can be considered a situation where any anti-Russian message of the President or Prime Minister will cause the population of the border States instant reflex: it is necessary to go to the rally And throw this President or the Prime Minister on the street, differently again there will be punishment, will again be expensive gasoline again will not be tourists again will not be money. If the people of the neighboring country do not, it must increase the economic pressure Until, as long as the conditioned reflex is not fixed. And it's not " Imperial habits ", as have the opportunity to think fans of the idea of " to return Crimea in exchange for a ham ", And the most that neither is the best experience of our Western partners.

It is the experience of the US capital, the most If you look at the actions of the current administration of the President of the United States, shows how consistent the Americans in the use of economic And power methods of pressure on those who shows an iota of anti-American intentions. Important point: for the imposition of economic penalties or even promotional force action Washington, London or Brussels even any special occasion is not required, And a set of prepositions is limited only by the imagination (And sometimes humorous) profile bureaucrats. However, Russia is more civilized state. And power methods uses only in cases of extreme necessity, that is, for self defense or protection of the allies, But the measures of economic impact - this is a gentleman's tool, which must be applied often And from the heart.

Practice of the Soviet Union convincingly argues that the elite (And a certain part of the population) of the States adjacent to Russia, do not feel any gratitude for all the financial And human resources that were invested in order to bring European civilization to the backward regions of the once single country. And as a result, do not need to repeat the mistakes of the past And to seek some kind of magical mix of attractive ideology And investment, which are often slipping into banal " subsidies in exchange for kisses." Fickle sympathies of the politicians of the neighbouring countries which betray the Russian Federation at the first opportunity (for example, after receiving the first of more lucrative offers from Brussels or Washington), not worth it to have spent even one Russian ruble. Best way to make the Russian Federation an attractive partner - investments in the Russian Federation itself, since the country is huge: each ruble invested in Kaliningrad And Samara, Perm And Vladivostok is not only an investment in the future of Russia, but also an investment in ensuring that residents of neighboring countries envied the Russians wanted their children taught Russian language And lived in Russia. If this burning, all-out, all-pervading envy will be combined With a keen sense of what the Russian Federation without love Russophobia public entities on its borders perfectly live, But they have no access to Russian markets And money is bad - it means the problem of foreign policy in the so-called near abroad is fulfilled.

Institutional Russophobia, contempt for Russia, allegations of "Russian occupiers" - it's all political luxury goods, which have the ability to afford to (And the pain in my heart And wallet) very few And very rich countries. Currently we will observe how Georgia will gradually realize the high cost of political position taken by those policies, which massively voted Georgian voters. I want to believe that Those $ 750 million, which, maybe, will lose Georgia on the decrease in Russian tourism, will be added And losses from the blocking of export to the Russian Federation of Georgian wine (which is presumably 116 million dollars a year). To paraphrase a famous saying, we can say that the avaricious pays twice, stupid - three times, And Russophobia is a non - stop, And always will be.



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