When I said that Fidonet was a very popular alternative to internet in Russia as late as 1990s, I didn't mean that it was limited to Russia, but that in Russia

When I said that Fidonet was a very popular alternative to internet in Russia as late as 1990s, I didn't mean that it was limited to Russia, but that in Russia particularly (well, FSU) it was still popular even in late 90s, while elsewhere in the world it was subsumed by internet.