When the Soviet Union formed, Russia was no longer a country. It was the new country's largest state. It would be incorrectly referred to as Russia, even when a lot of their people were also from former countries like Ukraine and Belarus which are now countries.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Fact of the Day: They're Soviets, Not Russians
Posted by Anonymous at 9:07 PM
Labels: Belarus, communism, fact of the day, russia, Soviet Union