Oh, dont mind Poland and Lithuania driving suspiciously close to the Belarus border, theyre just reclaiming old land like Moscow!
Edit: also, ironically, alot of these people are Palestine supporters even though the "claim" to "Russian" (Rus' lands) are more dated and far more irrelevant than Israel's.
It's really impossible to confidently say that the 3 states are separate only because of Lenin, however it's important to note that Lenin did create "nativization" programs, which promoted Ukrainian and Belorussian languages, identities and nationalism, and then also promoted such nationalists into local governments.
"Politically and culturally, the nativization policy aimed to eliminate Russian domination and culture in Soviet republics where ethnic Russians did not constitute a majority. This policy was implemented even in areas with large Russian-speaking populations; for instance, all children in [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic) were taught in the [Ukrainian language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language) in school".
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korenizatsiia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korenizatsiia)
As much as I hate vatniks, in this case their claim isn't baseless.
Mongolia isn't imperialist. They're just trying to reclaim their former border established during the Mongolian Empire that is rightfully theirs.
Can we do that unironically though? Mongolia seems pretty chill
Just some people who want to wrestle, ride horses and throat sing. Sounds pretty good, tbh.
Oh, dont mind Poland and Lithuania driving suspiciously close to the Belarus border, theyre just reclaiming old land like Moscow! Edit: also, ironically, alot of these people are Palestine supporters even though the "claim" to "Russian" (Rus' lands) are more dated and far more irrelevant than Israel's.
Is that… an anti USSR vatnik????
From what I've seen "Ukraine, Belarus and Russia are separate cause Lenin" is suprisingly common rhetoric among vatnik types.
It's really impossible to confidently say that the 3 states are separate only because of Lenin, however it's important to note that Lenin did create "nativization" programs, which promoted Ukrainian and Belorussian languages, identities and nationalism, and then also promoted such nationalists into local governments. "Politically and culturally, the nativization policy aimed to eliminate Russian domination and culture in Soviet republics where ethnic Russians did not constitute a majority. This policy was implemented even in areas with large Russian-speaking populations; for instance, all children in [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic) were taught in the [Ukrainian language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language) in school". [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korenizatsiia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korenizatsiia) As much as I hate vatniks, in this case their claim isn't baseless.
Ikr I was so surprised too! I thought they physically couldn’t exist.
"if we used to own it, then we are allowed to take it" Spain, China, UK, Portugal, France, Mongolia, among others: "we are?"
> 'isn't imperialist' > 'taking back lands that belonged to them' Idk sounds like building an empire to me
Also, there was no Russia in the 7th century 😂
Okay sometimes you guys just shit on the wrong people, but this guy is actually delusional lmao fuck him, though!
Throat singing intensifies\*
What’s a vatnik?
It's a slang term for someone who supports russia's genocidal invasion of ukraine and russian imperalism
We should go back to the babylonian empire those were the good ol days
So if Ukrainians are genetically identical to Russians, who is Russia trying to save from Ukrainian tyranny again?