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Russia is the last European colonial empire, but the West looks away. Expert explains why

Despite extensive efforts to confront the legacy of European colonialism, the West has a glaring blind spot: the failure to recognize Russia as Europe’s last remaining colonial empire.  The scale of this overlooked colonial enterprise is staggering, with about 20 subjugated peoples living under colonial rule within Russia’s borders. But Russia’s colonial ambitions don’t stop…

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