Kremlin’s propagandist claims Georgians will “beg on their knees” to return to Russia

In a Kremlin-aligned TV show “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov,” one of the top Russian propagandists, Margarita Simonyan, once again unleashed a barrage of pro-Russian revisionism and anti-Western rhetoric—this time targeting Georgia and its history.

Simonyan painted the Soviet era as a “golden age” for Georgians, claiming that Russia “saved” Georgia in the 18th century and suggesting future governments in Tbilisi will “kneel before Mother Russia” for help again.

“Russia saved the Georgians in the 18th century, and I hope Georgian governments will once again come crawling to Russia for support,” Simonyan declared.

She romanticized Soviet rule by citing American writer John Steinbeck’s travel impressions of Georgia, arguing that its people perceived it as a “paradise.”

Simonyan also blamed the post-Soviet conflicts in the Caucasus and Central Asia on Russia’s withdrawal, suggesting that only Russia’s dominance kept peace in the region.

“As soon as the USSR collapsed, conflict erupted everywhere: Karabakh, Georgia, Tajikistan, South Ossetia… Why wasn’t this happening under Russia? Because Mother Russia fed everyone and kept the peace,” she said.

Touting Russia’s current foreign policy as “soft power,” she bragged that African countries are now turning back to Moscow, watching RT, and “returning home” to friendship with Russia.

In a surreal turn, Simonyan also offered a twisted interpretation of Russian poet Alexander Griboedov’s life—highlighting that he married a 15-year-old Georgian girl—as supposed “proof” that Russians were never racists or Nazis.

She concluded her rant with a disturbing retelling of 18th-century events in Tbilisi, including alleged massacres and forced desecration of Christian icons, framing Britain—not Persia—as the villain behind Georgian suffering.

“Just like now in Ukraine, it was Britain supplying weapons and training enemies of Christians back then,” she said.

Finally, she summed up her view on Georgia’s historical trajectory:

“When Georgia joined us, there were just 50,000 Georgians. By the time we let them go after the USSR collapsed, there were over 2 million. That’s what we gave them.”

Simonyan’s comments reflect a growing trend of Kremlin propaganda seeking to justify Russian imperialism under the guise of protection and shared history—while vilifying the West as a perennial instigator of chaos.