In Eastern Europe, those metaphors sound like "the final solution to the Jewish problem" sounds to western audiences. I mean, just look at it: >> Russia is re

In Eastern Europe, those metaphors sound like "the final solution to the Jewish problem" sounds to western audiences. I mean, just look at it: >> Russia is restoring its unity - the tragedy of 1991, this terrible catastrophe of our history, its unnatural dislocation, have been overcome. Adjusted for the sensitivities of western audiences: >> Germany is restoring its unity - the tragedy of 1918, this terrible catastrophe of our history, its unnatural dislocation, have been overcome. The subtext is abundantly clear.