there is certain notion about buttrhurth belt etc. but funny enough all those countries have higher living standards, higher cultural standards than their ex-ovelords. wonder how that dynamic works. they claim we are butthurth over higher culture etc but russia was always more illiterate and their elite was often foreign. and if i accept that russian culture was very influental, and had high end there is still question why should this matter now because their economic, cultural and societal output is terrible and they have nothing inspirational to offer. hard to be hegemon like that.
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