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Why did Moscow turn some countries into Soviet Socialist Republics (SSRs) but not others? For example, Armenia - even though they wanted independence - became an SSR whereas countries like Poland and Romania were allowed to retain their independent borders?

by /u/New_Pakistani in /r/AskHistorians

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