7/20 It can't be more symbolic than that. In 1907, tsarist diplomacy vowed to "respect independence of Persia." In 2 years, Russian troops invaded Iran to crack down on the revolution. As one Tehran-based tsarist clerk noted, "to respect (its sovereignty) does not mean to support it."
7/29 Lavrov is trying to woo Africa by saying that Russia has never been implicated in colonialism. As someone who has been studying #RussianColonialism for years, I went through some sources to let imperial Russia speak for itself. Yes, "Россия" and "колония" are tied together./
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https://www.salon.com/2023/07/29/how-russian-colonialism-took-the-western-anti-imperialist-left-for-a-ride/
https://twitter.com/OPolianichev/status/1584638508983291904
Oleksandr Polianichev on Twitter: "It can't be more symbolic than that. In 1907, tsarist diplomacy vowed to "respect independence of Persia." In 2 yea… https://t.co/OKqx0ZWi7e"
Oleksandr Polianichev on Twitter: "Lavrov is trying to woo Africa by saying that Russia has never been implicated in colonialism. As someone who has b… https://t.co/LLhmC91f2s"
Nata Druhak on Twitter: "1/ A director of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky gave an interview admitting "imperial tradition" and "self… https://t.co/Eg092WKH3J"
