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Metaphorical

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2. Also known as Koenigsberg

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2024, 04:16 PM

Jul 2024

It used to be the capital of Prussia, and is known at least partially through the seven bridges problem proposed and solved by the mathematician Leonhardt Euler in the 18th century. In 1945, the Soviet Union swept through the Baltic states and Poland, encompassing Koenigsberg and renaming it Kalinigrad. When the Berlin Wall fell and the Baltic States declared for the West, the Russians continued to claim Kaliningrad, primarily for its access to the North Sea.

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Why is the Russian Military "Abandoning" Kaliningrad? - Paul Warburg [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2024 OP

I had never heard of Kaliningrad. Interesting history. Captured by Russia at the end of WWII, Germans expelled, Martin68 Jul 2024 #1

"Soviet citizens moved in to populate it" This is a ruzzian technique that has been used for a hundred years. mitch96 Jul 2024 #3

Yes. We've seen this more recently in Georgia and Crimea. The Nazis did the same. Martin68 Jul 2024 #4

"The Nazis did the same." Ahh yes, the infamous Lebensraum or living space.. We need your land Poland/Czechia mitch96 Jul 2024 #5

Also known as Koenigsberg Metaphorical Jul 2024 #2