The Russians are here

I was surprised by the amount of signage in Cyrillic Script on signs, billboards and windows in Phuket, until I spotted the Russians.  Phuket must be one of their favorite destinations. While I could spot lots of Aussies, there were many more Russians, who lacked confidence in the waves.
There is Russian community in Chiang Mai.  They are Hare Krishna's and live in an Ashram, and APIS is their preferred school.  I have Yan in my Grade 6 class who loves drawing pictures of imaginary weapons.