Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad family

Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by codedokode on Sunday December 08, 2024 @12:14PM (#42358344)

"Soviet Union" means the Union of (16) Soviet Socialistic Republics. It's an abbreviation. The republics originally were parts of Russian Empire, so their status was raised, at least nominally.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by IndrekR on Sunday December 08, 2024 @02:44PM (#42359776)

Quite a few ex-soviet states, who were independent countries before being occupied by USSR, will not agree with this.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by guerrilla on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @05:01AM (#42375393)

You understand what I mean. Nothing was run by soviets. Lenin stopped that immediately.

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