Russian paranoia predated the Cold War....predated the Tsars even. Predated Russia for that matter. It is a formative part of their psyche.Originally Posted by Philippus Flavius Homovallumus
Re: UKRAINE thread
Russian paranoia predated the Cold War....predated the Tsars even. Predated Russia for that matter. It is a formative part of their psyche.I'd say Post-War has now become a historical period, what with Germany having achieved political and economic hegemony over Western Europe and German comics using Hitler to make fun of Trump.
The Cold-War is still very much reverberating through our lives though, witness Russian paranoia and the recent Romania protests against graft.
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