"What is the Soviet Union? It’s historical Russia."
— Vladimir Putin

January 1, 1970

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ConservativesPresidents of RussiaPeople from St. PetersburgEastern Orthodox ChristiansPrime Ministers of Russia
Original Language: English

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"Putin considers entire Soviet Union to be historical Russian territory", Yahoo News/RIA Novosti, 17 June 2022