Lenin and people like him formed such country that it is still haunting people. I can understand the Russians. Some of them are still crying over him and I have heard many times: “Did we live poorly?” It is not surprising that they cannot give up this Soviet symbol and in Brazil they are wearing T-shirts and caps with hammer and sickle on them. By the way, several years ago I saw people in Georgia who wore T-shirts with “USSR” inscription. I really do not know whether it was nostalgia or something else.

At the press conference of Colombia-Uruguay match I noticed one of the journalists wearing T-shirt with the same inscription. At first I thought he was Russian and I was not surprised. But then, he turned out to be South American, Colombian or Uruguayan. I took a picture of him and he was very happy. When I asked him – Do you know what the Soviet Union is? – he was very surprised. South America does not lack the communist ideas but he really did not know what the Soviet Union was. I briefly explained him what this country was. Of course, I said nothing good. He could not understand the reason for my hatred toward the Soviet Union. He smiled and said to me: “I am not interested in policy. I am just a football fan”.

Of course, it is not my business what people will wear, especially in South America, but this USSR is unacceptable.

Lasha Tabagari, special correspondent of worldsport.ge from Rio de Janeiro