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The same could be said of Estonia in the recent past, and it has done quite well as an independent nation.
by alehul 9y ago
The same could be said of Estonia in the recent past, and it has done quite well as an independent nation.
- kgwgk 9y agoWhat does “recent past” mean for you? Estonia became independent in 1920 (or 1918 if you count since the beginning of the war of independence) and was independent until the Soviet occupation in 1940.
- alehul 9y agoConsidering another relevant example posted elsewhere in this thread was the Swedish War of Liberation of 1521-1523, this is as recent as I could think of actually! The fall of the USSR lends a great look into many countries' beginnings (or re-beginnings) as independent nations, despite minimal cultural differences (similar to Spain vs Catalonia).
- kgwgk 9y agoDo you really think the republics in the USSR had only minimal cultural differences? By the way, according to the 1977 Constitution of the USSR the republics had the right to secede (of course, they didn't really have it in practice... until it happened).