No, seriously. Russia did not exist back in 1986. It has nothing to do with the correctness of the opinions expressed in the article. If we were to talk about G

No, seriously. Russia did not exist back in 1986. It has nothing to do with the correctness of the opinions expressed in the article. If we were to talk about Germany in 1987, I think, it would be very important to distinguish between east and west, no? Also, hilarious or not, if you make a slip on correct historical terms (as a nuclear catastrophe happening in a country that did not even exist at the time, and even managing to get current geographical term wrong), it does reflect poorly on the quality and/or perceived quality of the whole piece. Come on!