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A president does not need to Ukrainize or Belarusify his country. If the people feel so strongly about their national identity than they should learn it them selfs. The Russian language is just much more useful to know than Belarusian/ Ukrainian. Do you also think that Belarusians are loosing their identity because they learn English and have McDonalds? I mean even Moskovites have their own unique identity and some even say even a our own unique language It's natural to have differences between regions and especially for a country the size of Russia. Honestly if we took an unbiased poll of Belarusian people on whether it's better to stay independent or merge with Russia what do you think the results would be? Would it depend on the region? age group?
Do you really think Belarusians want to start all over from 1991 by them selfs?
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Give Ukrainians some more time and they will become a normal nation-state, they are going in the correct direction - that was my point (the example of the two presidents was an illustration to that). While the identity of Belarusians is in a more f*cked-up condition. That's why we look more like a Soviet republic: with our language dying, the red flags in our streets, the ritual dances around the integration with Russia, etc.So far it was like this: the more time passes since the breakup of the USSR, the less nostalgic people are about it. In the East pro-Russian sentiments are stronger generally. As a rule, the younger people are the less they care about the possible reunion, I think.It won't be the same. After all since 1991 we have lived with (sort of) a market economy (with many Soviet rudiments, though). For 20 years.
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I dont care what they do as long as they leave Moldova out of it. I dont want to see my contrymen getting killed, deported, treated like garbage by imperialistic scum. I would rather pay an extra buck for electricity/gas than be a Homo Sovieticus (a walking zombie).
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It's amusing that Putin's Soviet style ways are so blatant that even his protege Medvedev is putting out the word that another Putin presidency would be akin to the return of Brezhnev.
Soon, this anti-Western fanatic will be tossed into the ashbin of history.
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You may be right, Joe, but I wouldn't bet against Putin.
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