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Comment by quickthrowman

5 days ago

Russia is a mafia that owns both a gas station and (unfortunately for its neighbors) nuclear weapons.

Russia is a civilization with 1200 years of history.

  • It's more accurate to say Russia's history as a distinct entity goes back around 850 years. Before that, it was part of Kyivan Rus', and the term "Ruthenian" primarily referred to the people and territory of modern-day Ukraine. Moscow Rus' was initially a peripheral, tribal offshoot of the larger Kyivan polity.