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DonCoquixote

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5. the author plays with the idea of Empire

Reply to ctsnowman (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 12:30 PM

Jun 2014

Just because the state detremines the main roles in the Russian economy does not mean it is not an Empire. The modern Ukraine regime might be thugs, but they would not have traction were it not for how the USSR literally starved Ukrainians back in the early days. Straving a people to feed the rest of the country as Imperial as it gets.

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The Russia as "Imperialist" Thesis Is Wrong [View all] ctsnowman Jun 2014 OP

That was a very interesting article ctsnowman. Thanks SO MUCH for posting.... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #1

I don't agree ctsnowman Jun 2014 #2

Oh, I don't disagree with the premise that western imperialists...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #3

Too true. ctsnowman Jun 2014 #4

You too...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #6

the author plays with the idea of Empire DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #5

there's different models at work here: Russia's focus is on the MisterP Jun 2014 #7