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What was the point of the USSR having "autonomous republics" such as Ukraine, Kazakhstan, etc. Which were separate from Russia? How much autonomy did they actually have, and what prompted them to leave the Union entirely, rather than simply adopting market reforms?

by /u/alekzander01 in /r/AskHistorians

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