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> The amputation of a quarter of Russia's territory Soviet Union is (was) not Russia, it was a multinational empire, similar to Roman or Mongol Empries. AFAIK,
by taway_1212 9y ago
> The amputation of a quarter of Russia's territory
Soviet Union is (was) not Russia, it was a multinational empire, similar to Roman or Mongol Empries. AFAIK, Russia itself did not loose much (any?) territory after 1989.
- othello 9y agoI agree, but that measure compares Russia in 1917, before the Soviet Union, with Russia in 1991, which was 25% smaller. The Soviet Union was indeed considerably larger than Russia had been since the 17th century.
- usrusr 9y agoUnfortunately, many Russians don't seem to feel that way. They are not alone with that however: all former empires occasionally inspire the idea that their demise is an ongoing historical injustice that needs to be rectified. And in the echo chamber of a former-empire nation this train of thought rarely gets questioned.
- notfromhere 9y agoRussians largely saw the Soviet Union as an extension of Russian power. Hence all the russification that occured in non-Russian majority republics