I didn't know that, while i live in Lithuania for years. I know Russians tried to destroy old Belarusian ("Ruskaya Mova") language similarly though, and largely succeeded at that.
This reminds of the evils of Communism so much that it makes me feel like Communist ideology in fact didn't mean much for Russians. It is an evil by itself, before or after Communism too.
This reminds of the evils of Communism so much that it makes me feel like Communist ideology in fact didn't mean much for Russians. It is an evil by itself, before or after Communism too.