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"Near abroad". Do you recognize the origins of this strange term?
by owl57 6y ago
"Near abroad". Do you recognize the origins of this strange term?
- notfromhere 6y agoIf you don’t recognize the term your commentary on the ex-USSR may not be meaningful
- owl57 6y agoI do. For readers who don't: it's newspeak invented after Soviet administrative borders became international, to make us slightly less uncomfortable with the idea that we are suddenly "abroad" from each other.