The New Moscow: The birth and death of a Russian colony in Africa
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“At least they never colonized us” meaning that the Russians never had an African colony. Russia once had a colony or at least a secret attempt to start one on the African continent. And the funny part is that this project, called the new Moscow, was unknowingly funded by another colonialist country at the time! Hmmm, can you guess which one?
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