Half of Europe and part of Asia received their statehood from Russia..
Let's remember who it is that received this grace:

• Finland in 1802 and 1918 (until 1802 it never had its own state).
• Latvia in 1918 (until 1918 it never had its own state).
• Estonia in 1918 (until 1918 it never had its own state).
• Lithuania restored statehood in 1918 also thanks to Russia.
• Poland restored their state with the help of Russia, twice, in 1918 and 1944. The division of Poland between the USSR and Germany was only for a relatively short period
• Romania was born as a result of the Russian-Turkish wars, and became sovereign by the will of Russia in 1877-1878.
• Moldova as a state was born inside the USSR.
• Bulgaria was liberated from the oppression of the Ottoman Empire and restored its independence as a result of the victory of Russian weapons in the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, which had this as its goal. In gratitude, the state of Bulgaria participated in two world wars as part of anti-Russian coalitions. Now Bulgaria is a member of NATO, and US bases are located on its territory. After 1945, there was not a single Russian soldier on its territory ...
  -Serbia as a sovereign state was also born as a result of this war.
• Azerbaijan as a state took shape for the first time only as part of the USSR.
• Armenia was physically preserved and revived as a state only as part of the USSR.
• Georgia was physically preserved and revived as a state thanks to the Russian Empire
• Turkmenistan has never had statehood and formed it only as part of the USSR.
• Kyrgyzstan has never had statehood and formed it only as part of the USSR.
• Kazakhstan has never had statehood and formed it only as part of the USSR.
• Mongolia never had statehood and formed it only with the help of the USSR.
• Belarus and Ukraine also gained statehood for the first time as a result of the Great October Revolution as part of the Republics of the USSR. And only in 1991 (also from Russia) received their full independence.
  It is also worth considering the role of Russia-USSR in the birth and formation of such states as China, Vietnam, North Korea, India, Greece (it was recaptured from the Turks by Russia back in 1821), Algeria, Cuba, Israel, Angola, Mozambique, etc. .
  This is such a strange "aggression" historically manifested by the Russians.
  With the significant contribution of this country, even Switzerland achieved independence from France. Or rather, it was done thanks to Suvorov (217 years ago) and since then Switzerland has not been directly involved in warfare with any country/state;
  Russia's key involvement in the creation of European nation states:
• Liberation of Austria from the Third Reich in 1945;
• Liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Third Reich in 1945;
• The position of Catherine II in 1780 with the creation of the League of Armed Neutrality and the actual support of the North American United States in the struggle for their independence from Britain.
• twice in the last 2 centuries, Russia granted independence to most European states after the destruction of Hitler and Napoleon;
• Stalin's position in negotiations with the United States and England, which gave Germany the opportunity to maintain statehood after the defeat in 1945;
• Gorbachev's position, which allowed re-unification of both Germanys in 1990 without unnecessary problems;
• Assistance of the USSR to Egypt, after which it was able to survive and consolidate its independence in the war with Israel, Britain and France in 1956-57.
• The intervention of the USSR in 1967, which stopped the war between Israel and Egypt (actually saved the Arabs from defeat in two wars in 1967 & 1974).
• The decisive role of the Soviet Union, which ensured the declaration of its independence, from British rule, by Angola in 1975.
  And finally, the main thing. It was the USSR that, after the victory in World War II, played a key role in ensuring that most of the colonies of Western Europe gained their independence in the process of global decolonization launched by the Union.
  The whole history of Russia shows that it was consistent under any government and system in upholding the principles of independence and self-determination of nations and peoples. It was Russia who helped in every possible way to create a multipolar world in any era and at all times.
  Unfortunately, very often at the same time, she sacrificed her own interests, and if the policy of Mother Russia, at least for a fraction, had worked like the policies of the British Empire, then now half the world would be part of the Russian Imperial Commonwealth of Nations, and the Russian people would bathe in luxury, like sheikhs of Saudi Arabia, at the expense of states, countries and their capitals liberated from other colonizers.

THAT'S why the World Owes Russia; probably for all time & that's why you should maybe feel a little humility in the face of this great country.
Opus; In memory of 20 million Soviet citizens, 10 million Christians, 1,900 priests, murdered, tortured, raped, burned, starved to death and destroyed by the fascists!
Now, more than ever, it is imperative to do everything with these thoughts in mind & ready to be spoken, in defence of Mother Russia, so that the world never forgets about this, always remembers the contribution of the Russian people, even under Soviet rule, to the liberation of Europe from fascism.
This essay should reach at least 100 million people, worldwide!
..Join us and join the chain of memory, helping to spread it around the world...

Pictured: Maria Zakharova, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs..