I clearly recall the time. I was at Fod Free Finn on my final tour before leaving the RAF. It dominated the Mess tv rooms for ages. It was grim, as I recall. Ten or twelve years later I was a primary head, and a charity asked wherther we could host 5 or 6 Russian children during the school day for a couple of weeks. They were shipping the kids over for cleaner air, and some decent feeding up, and frankly, for a bit of cheer. Of course I said yes. Bonus- I had a Slovakian parent who could speak a bit of Russian. Good old Mrs Dutko! (Gave her a job later.) We did it for a few years as I recall.
CG
PS: several heads said no. Tw*ts come in all jobs.