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Igel

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8. Because, no doubt, for Putin

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2015, 05:38 PM

Mar 2015

the Crimea is where his Redeemer walked, where his church was founded, and where Ivan the Terrible, who threw off the Mongol Yoke, had his administrative center in setting up the Russian state.

Or perhaps he just will have the textbooks rewritten to remove Kiev, Novogorod, and Moscow from the picture as he tries to build a Greater Russo-centric State, built on ethnic solidarity, cultural renaissance and renewal, and military power.

All in the interests of Democracy (tm), of course.

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Putin Says Russia Regained 'Historic Roots' In Crimea [View all] Purveyor Mar 2015 OP

Tatar activists being "disappeared", free media harassed uhnope Mar 2015 #1

thanks for reminder about the Tatars MBS Mar 2015 #5

Yet Russia is spending more money on the Tartars then Kiev ever did happyslug Mar 2015 #12

That's because, in spite of the rhetoric, Russia isn't actually anti-Tatar Xithras Mar 2015 #13

It doesn't take much work or intellect to learn the truth of these matters outside the narrative newthinking Mar 2015 #17

OK Why am I thinking about Austria and 1938 MrNJ Mar 2015 #2

does alaska have historic roots? dembotoz Mar 2015 #3

Modern day Stalin n/t albino65 Mar 2015 #4

Ethnic Germans in Austria and Czechoslovakia were 'reunited' with the Motherland in 1938 as well. pampango Mar 2015 #6

The Russian Federation never had a historical claim to Crimea. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #7

Tell it to the Crimeans. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #11

That doesn't make the "historical roots" argument any less BS. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #14

Tell it to the Crimeans. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #16

You know that doesn't excuse the forceable seizure of Crimea by the Russian military, right? nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #18

Because, no doubt, for Putin Igel Mar 2015 #8

Proud owner of annexing Crimea....bastard. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2015 #9

As far as Putin is concerned, there are no "Ukrainians" Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #10

+1 Adrahil Mar 2015 #15

. geek tragedy Mar 2015 #19