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[-] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah he should've known better. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks and the story behind it are famous for a reason.

"In the 19th century, the historical Zaporozhian Cossacks were sometimes the subject of picaresque tales demonstrating admiration of their primitive vitality and contemptuous disregard for authority (in marked contrast to the more civilized subjects of the authoritarian Russian state). ... Mehmed demanded that the Cossacks submit to Ottoman rule. The Cossacks, led by Ivan Sirko, replied in a characteristic manner: they wrote a letter, replete with insults and profanities. The painting exhibits the Cossacks' pleasure at striving to come up with ever more base vulgarities."

Now thanks to Putin we all know where Zaporizhzhia is, and it illustrates quite effectively how they react to such demands.

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