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There was never such a thing as a Russian state that didn't include colonized neighbors.

Even if you unwind all the way to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, we'd have to talk about Kazan etc.




How about Novgorod, which was a member of the Hanseatic Union back in the day, among other things?




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