I wasn't getting involved in politics, just geography, and pointing out that many people don't realise that Russia occupies (in the legitimate sense) a large part of Europe.
Over 75% of Russia is in Asia, but the bit that is in Europe still covers 40% of its (Europe's) total land-mass. Also 75% of Russia's population is west of the Urals.
Therefore it has a legitimate claim to be considered for anything that is classed as European.
Not including Ukraine.
europe is tiny really.
it really is quite odd historical occurrence that we find this small region dominating the globe from 1500s to 1900s
a) south america/central America civilisations. why did they not spread north more. compare and contrast *****l empire to incan or aztec for example. hat was the limiation? wiriting?
b) Chinese empire. what stopped them spreading more? why did they build a wall?
C) great african empires. nubian, egyptian etc why did egypt stop at borders and clash with Hittites and not progress? corruption, too early in history for communications and disance?
d) middle eastern empires. persian and precursors etc. samekind f thought process.
We had the roman empire stretch from scotland through africa and using very similar type of communications to the *****ls. roads and messengers.
Russia today has an interesting history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_Russia
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It is an interesting one that this country is not seen as an expansionist empire historically because IMO primarily the vast swathes of Asia hey grad over hundreds of years is **** holes nobody cared about.
At this point i doubt you could split Russia into separate states, it'd probably never work.
If Europe wants to resolve the Russian expansionist issue then you have to economically break it to the point it sunders as it can't afford to prop up the outer extremities with cheap vodka and cigarettes any more.
same plan and 1980s. the soviets cracked and it sundered into FAR TOO MANY STATES. (europe in effect is far far too many little states who will just get rolls over by an force who wants them) What you need to do now is break russia itself into many sates and parcel them out.
