• Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Has a single country that had the choice ever opted to stay with Russia? Genuine question.

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      3 months ago

      None of the elections Russia has hosted in breakaway states were anything close to an open election, the result was decided before the election day was set.

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      3 months ago

      The preservation of the soviet union was boycotted by some but not all of the soviet republics and those that did vote voted to stay.