Such news are targeted to the people for whom Bashkiria or any other place in Russia is just some random, abstract thing, so they receive the "believe me" news which coincide with their own beliefs.
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We can talk about the original topic, but it will be more awkward for you. So you are worried about the minorities in Russia, you would support their independence etc, right? What about the hungarian minority in Romania? At least Russia gived autonomy for many local folk, unlike Romania. Would you support the hungarian independence or autonomy in Transylvania?
The underlying dilemma stands as a false dichotomy.
Why should one be required to make a choice between two evils, two tyrannical empires.
Rather than reject both.