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The Invention of Russia: The empire strikes back

The Compass by BBC

Feb 22, 202328:21News & Politics

Russia's massive empire was not like that of Britain or France. It expanded across the land, making it more like the United States of America. And from very small beginnings, it became the biggest contiguous landmass in...

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