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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They ran a shitty corrupt government, tried to conquer eastern Europe, failed, renamed themselves to "Russian Federation", and are now trying to recapture lost states while feeding people into a never ending meat grinder.

[–] senseamidmadness@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't see how modern Russia is still the USSR. Could you explain?

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Putin is desperate to restore Russia to its former USSR glory. That's why he wants Ukraine so badly.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I feel like, if the USSR is to blame for modern Russia, then Tsarist Russia shares some of the blame as well