But for Russians it is still a bitter pill to swallow to know that they’ve lost (and rightfully so) Empire.
But according to you Russians and Soviets are not the same thing. All that came to an end in 1991. Now no one has anything to fear from peaceable Russia. It was those bad Soviets. So why should Russians be upset with the loss of the Soviet empire?
Care to wonder how Russia’s neighbors might feel about Putin’s “sensitive” comments?
You’re correct: Putin’s Russia is not the Soviet Union.