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Did the Soviet Union Really End?
Aug. 22 is a holiday in Russia: It’s Flag Day. But it ranks low in the hierarchy of holidays. There will be no parade, like there is on Victory Day. Russians will not get a day off, like they do on May Day, Russia Day, International Women’s Day, Defenders of the Fatherland Day and a half-dozen other holidays. A visitor to the country would be unlikely to notice that this month Russia is marking the 25th anniversary of a historical milestone.
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Is this really something to celebrate though? It'd be mind boggling to me to celebrate something when my Empire has crumbled. It's like the UK celebrating the Commonwealth when the British Empire is dead in all but name. Dunno, just mind boggling that we want them to celebrate the fall of their "empire."