I think it's actually true that the relationship between Russia and Ukraine, Belarus, etc. was a lot closer to the relationship between England and Wales and Scotland and Ireland than it was to the relationship between England and say India. The Russian Empire were basically a really really big UK. Probably for reasons of geography and migration patterns.
----- Original Message ---- From: James Heartfield <Heartfield at blueyonder.co.uk>
More accurate would be 'as a Scot would react to the confusion between "England" and "the United Kingdom." '
We English tend to think that England is the United Kingdom, and are vaguely confused and irritated when the picts go all pedantic on us. ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk