To say that Lithuanians don’t like Russians is a serious understatement...but I know what you mean.
But yea, exactly, from what I can tell, if you don’t actively oppose the government there, life is better and freer than it has been for a very long time, maybe forever.
From what I hear people actually, now, SMILE in Russia. They didn’t do that during the czar days and they certainly didn’t do that during their Communist days.
Oh, I know, believe me. I was being...diplomatic. :-)