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In reply to the discussion: Ukrainian city demolishes monument to Russian general who beat Napoleon. [View all]The Magistrate
(95,357 posts)39. Many Seem Unaware, Sir, Czarist Russia, Like Soviet Russia, Was An Empire
And the Ukraine, like a great many other stretches of land, was one of its possessions.
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Ukrainian city demolishes monument to Russian general who beat Napoleon. [View all]
another_liberal
Feb 2014
OP
Scortch Earth was NOT the Russian Policy Against Napoleon, he did that himself....
happyslug
Feb 2014
#15
The Russian campaign is even used as a example on the "Scorched earth" wikki..
EX500rider
Feb 2014
#29
"If someone is offended because symbols of totalitarianism are toppled then I have no sympathy."
EX500rider
Mar 2014
#93
"Western Ukraine is largely Greek Catholic (which isn't very much Catholic but recognizes the Pope)"
another_liberal
Feb 2014
#17
Many Seem Unaware, Sir, Czarist Russia, Like Soviet Russia, Was An Empire
The Magistrate
Feb 2014
#39
+1 ... Guess they don't want to be "happy serfs" to a modern day tsar, either..? nt
MADem
Feb 2014
#80
Kind of like British Generals are not part of American colonial history, eh? nt
rdharma
Feb 2014
#55
Along with Col. Washington..... there were a lot of other British officers.....
rdharma
Feb 2014
#60
He was British because they controlled the colonies. He wasn't born in London, he was born in VA. nt
MADem
Feb 2014
#81
Like it or not, Russification is a subject that is going to upset a lot of people.
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2014
#22
"How is he responsible for crimes committed by leaders of the the Soviet Union?"
EX500rider
Feb 2014
#37
I looked at the video of the "destruction" of the statue, and there's plainly some "framing" going
MADem
Feb 2014
#87