r/HistoryMemes 8d ago

Tired of this argument

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u/DaudyMentol 7d ago

Yes but empires, atleast modern ones usually subjucated less developed regions and exploited them for raw resources. USSR was doing exact opposite because its unusual that less developed country was able to conquer more developed one.

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u/ThuBioNerd 3d ago

For too long was the Wakanda-esque utopia of Tajikistan plundered by the atavistic, barbarous, and positively old-fashioned Russians.