How many Soviet republics were there?

Sylv, if you read carefully, you’ll see that I provided additional sources after my initial post. But it’s much easier to attribute words to your opponent and then “expose” them. I repeat, you haven’t provided a single fact, a single real source. I used the example with Orthodoxy solely to illustrate the essence of your position – unsubstantiated criticism. And there’s no need to be offended; I understand that you don’t like hearing lies about your faith. And who does? You are also only making unsubstantiated claims, which I can only interpret as lies. I understand that a professional historian’s knowledge of history can never compare to that of psychologists, mathematicians, or chemists, but I will still try. You know, there’s a subject called “Source Studies,” which deals with external and internal criticism of sources. I studied this subject and use the skills I acquired. As I understand it, you rely solely on what liberal propaganda has instilled in you. Let’s then study the history of the USA based on the memoirs of Native Americans, the words of Sacco and Vanzetti, and the statements of African Americans from the 18th and 19th centuries. You only present the opinions of one side, without attempting to criticize them. This is a standard viewpoint of an ordinary person who always thinks they know everything better than everyone else. The USSR was not a paradise, but it was not hell either. It was a great country that, in 20 years, traversed a path that Europe took 200 years to complete. Yes, there were victims, but remember the enclosure movement in England – isn’t that a form of collectivization? Your words about the most disgusting system resemble the cry of a woodlouse on which a ray of light has fallen, and it perceives that light as something repulsive. And now, forget everything I said; it is not an argument. I am merely demonstrating your manner of conducting a discussion.