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Chuck Darwin<p>Stalin, Mao and Khomeini couldn’t quell freedom’s voice. <br>But Trump did. <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/voa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voa</span></a><br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/17/trump-silencing-voice-of-america/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/17/trump-silencing-voice-of-america/</span></a></p>
BronMason<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> </p><p>Brings to mind the movie “Glory!” <br>“If this man should fall, who shall lift the flag and carry it on?” Thank you EU!<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a></p>
Chad Schultz<p>Funny how Tyrant <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s actions make dictators around the world happy, while devastating the leaders of allied nations.<br>Trump should not have cut Voice of America. A free press around the world is very important for information and freedom.<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwzmj9v34o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwzmj9</span><span class="invisible">v34o</span></a><br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Trump's dismantling of <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> will pave the way for America's adversaries to have greater influence abroad.</p><p>~1,300 employees, incl. Abramowitz: placed on admin. leave +500 contractors: terminated. He called <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> "an incredibly impt. soft power tool" for the US -shuttering it: "self-inflicted blow" to <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a> -bc it helps combat CN, RU &amp; IR disinfo. </p><p>Most journalists ignore Trump's goal of destruction, emulating &amp; aligning with Putin, for <a href="https://toad.social/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privatization</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voa-cuts-trump-director-michael-abramowitz-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/voa-cuts-trum</span><span class="invisible">p-director-michael-abramowitz-interview/</span></a></p>
Tim Ruppert<p>When oppressive regimes like China cheer for you, you have to wonder, “Am I on the right side?” Republicans need to wake up to what monstrous deeds they are committing. <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WhichSideAreYouOn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhichSideAreYouOn</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GOPFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPFail</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
Tim Ruppert<p>The Convicted-Felon-in-Chief’s approval ratings hit a new high with totalitarians and dictatorships around the world. Chinese state media reacted gleefully to Republicans gutting funding for Radio Free Asia and Voice of America.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GOPFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPFail</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/18/chinese-state-media-celebrates-trumps-cuts-to-voice-of-america-and-radio-free-asia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/18/chinese-state-media-celebrates-trumps-cuts-to-voice-of-america-and-radio-free-asia</span></a></p>
Flipboard News Desk<p>Donald Trump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director says.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CBSNews</span></a></span> reports: "VOA reports news about the U.S. in nearly 50 languages — with much of its focus trained on countries that lack a free press."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/6vBCdo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/6vBCdo</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/BBCNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNews</span></a> - 'Discarded like a dirty rag': Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwzmj9v34o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwzmj9</span><span class="invisible">v34o</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RFERL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFERL</span></a></p>
demi7en 🎗🇪🇺<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> Another short story when the CCP allowed their Chinese subjects to celebrate online: </p><p>"Let's jump back to autumn 2001 when the *republican* neo-con administration of George W. Bush launched the second Iraq War for which the USA is still paying heavy financial and *reputational* cost.</p><p>On the early Chinese forums people were delirious with joy. (i.e. "permitted speech" in the PRC)</p><p>Just a year earlier in 2000 the USA had agreed to allow <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> to join the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WTO</span></a>... and in 1994, only a few years after the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Tiananmen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tiananmen</span></a> massacre, the USA had handed the CCP/PRC the coveted Most Favored Nation (MFN) status.</p><p>Yet for the Chinese regime it's not enough for them to win; the USA and all other non-submissive democracies must lose.</p><p>I was still rather dismayed back in 2001, but only until I understood the policy."</p><p>NB: This is part of a post I made on Nov 7, 2024 in response to the Chinese *celebrating* the result of the most recent US presidential elections...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/deck/@demi7en/113437167796537912" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/deck/@demi7en</span><span class="invisible">/113437167796537912</span></a> </p><p>It's a little odd that the Chinese communist dictatorship never allows its subjects to celebrate when the United States or the Democratic Left succeeds in something... 🧐 </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a></p>
Vittoria Pirone 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> powers said on Monday they would try to save Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - the U.S.-funded news outlet set up to reach people under communism during the Cold War - but warned they might struggle to replace funding cut by Donald Trump.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czechs-raise-radio-free-europe-with-eu-states-after-us-funding-cut-2025-03-17/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/europe/czech</span><span class="invisible">s-raise-radio-free-europe-with-eu-states-after-us-funding-cut-2025-03-17/</span></a></p>
Aure Free Press :verified:<p>EU foreign ministers are set to discuss the termination of the U.S. grant that funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) during a meeting in Brussels on March 17<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AureFreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AureFreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"Requiem for the voice that carried a nation’s conscience." </p><p>​"Destroying VOA (+RFE/RL &amp; Radio Free Asia) is a <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> issue. ​T​hese entities, funded by the American ppl, have been ​among the most effective instruments of American soft power -a bridge to those who may never set foot on our soil, but understand our values bc they heard them in one of the dozens of languages in which we broadcast." </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s propaganda <a href="https://toad.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> video⬇️<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a><br><a href="https://www.steveherman.press/p/requiem-for-the-voice-that-carried" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">steveherman.press/p/requiem-fo</span><span class="invisible">r-the-voice-that-carried</span></a><br><a href="https://ir.voanews.com/a/8011941.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ir.voanews.com/a/8011941.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> Did anybody else initially read this as lamenting that *both* the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> *and* <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> were “flickering out”? </p><p>I wondered why by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> Post wasn’t included, but thought maybe Steve Herman was implying that flame of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/liberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberty</span></a> had already been extinguished.</p><p>On second reading, I understood and boosted the toot, since it was a gift article.</p><p>But sadly, my first take is what it seems like. 😞 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WashingtonHasFallen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonHasFallen</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FailingMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FailingMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ChangeMyMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChangeMyMind</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> The last <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <br> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/RSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSS</span></a> feed post was March 15, 6:09 pm EST. I am heartbroken and saddened. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/RIPVOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIPVOA</span></a></p>
Kriszta Satori<p>Trump moves to close down Voice of America<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l109r3o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l10</span><span class="invisible">9r3o</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a><br><a href="https://journa.host/tags/JournalismIsNotACrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JournalismIsNotACrime</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> </p><p>From WTOPNews.com: Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations </p><p><a href="https://wtop.com/government/2025/03/trump-signs-order-to-cut-staff-at-voice-of-america-and-other-us-funded-media-organizations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wtop.com/government/2025/03/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-signs-order-to-cut-staff-at-voice-of-america-and-other-us-funded-media-organizations/</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>"Africa Faces Diabetes Crisis" <br>This article has a publication date of 14 March 2025. Don't expect more like it, however, since the trump Administration has shut down the source, Voice of America.*<br><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/africa-faces-diabetes-crisis-study-finds/8010779.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">voanews.com/a/africa-faces-dia</span><span class="invisible">betes-crisis-study-finds/8010779.html</span></a></p><p>*<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l109r3o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l10</span><span class="invisible">9r3o</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diabetes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a></p>
Bob K Mertz :distressedUS:<p>Trump may not be Hitler but he sure is using his playbook.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l109r3o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cvge4l10</span><span class="invisible">9r3o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/voa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voa</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@w7voa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>w7voa</span></a></span> please give them our thanks. How do we keep track of the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> diaspora? There will be some amazing creativity come out of this crackpot breaking everything up.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/voiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voiceofAmerica</span></a></p>
sheislaurence<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>randahl</span></a></span> exactly. It's impossible not to see the hand of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> behind this when you know how influencial <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> and Radio Free Europe were in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coldwar</span></a> era, and continued to play a role in Eastern Europe as Putin sought to revive the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSR</span></a>/the Russian empire/both.</p>
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