Originally posted by Masherbrum
Coexist? Ask East Germany, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, former Czechoslovakia and Romania about that. If you think they "happily coexisted" you're off of your rocker. After the "COLONIAL ACQUISITION and OCCUPATION" by USSR Forces after both WWI (Poland) and WWII, there was still "no happy coexisting".
co·ex·ist - verb. To exist separately or independently but peaceably, often while remaining rivals or adversaries: Although their ideologies differ greatly, the two great powers must coexist.
There was NO PEACE, nor INDEPENDENCE. So, please, use a different word. Because this word was not appropriate for the "propaganda being spoken".
Also, let's not forget the "coexisting" of Katyn.
Sorry, I use English words that I think have the closest meaning to what I want to say in Russian. Independence is definetly a wrong word in describing this concept. I used two words, "coexist and cooperate". What I meant was that Russia never was a colonial empire, never relied on genocide (as some other countries, you probably know them), and it gives us a chance to survive as one entity, inter-national. There is some certain difference between Russians, Tatars and, for example, Buddist Kalmyks. "Russian" is both citizenship and nationality. I am Russian, and Russian citizen, my Mother is Ukrainian, also Russian citizen.
East Germany a part of the Empire?! Poland was a province, as well as Finland, but they separated. As well as 14 Soviet Republics did later. It's their own choice, you see they are a little disappointed because they thought that Russia will keep feeding them, some already found another warm tid to suck like Georgia that prefers to spend American money on buying Iranian (!!!) natural gas instead of cheaper Russian... They still feel offended that suddenly we refused to give them all for free, as in Soviet times when they were a Master Race and stupid Ivans were working for them.
I wonder if you understood what I meant by "USCR". Sometimes you guys are so predictable in your propaganda-influenced conclusions...
Damn if I am able of posting such stuff when I am sober - then I am trembling to read what I'll post when I'll be drunk...
