• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    50 minutes ago

    Modern Russia had no colonies to inherit, it has no colonies. The Soviet Union liberated the Tsar’s colonies and thus modern Russia had none to inherit.

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      23 minutes ago

      They are sure trying to re colonize all the old soviet countries though. Give them credit for that at least!

      • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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        20 minutes ago

        Not really, there’s a major schism due to western plundering of the former Soviet countries and installation of compradors.