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However, the Soviet Union did, quite successfully, from 1920 through 1980.
I really enjoy the contradictions and contortions you pro-Russian folks go through.
Ukraine is supposedly “Russian” territory because of claims that go back before the Russian Federation existed.
But then when put on the spot for corrupt and malicious Russian domination of Ukraine you folks deny that the Russian Federation holds any responsibility for that because it didn’t exist until 1991.
Which is it?