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Kazakhstan was the last republic to leave the Soviet Union, even after Russia left. Meaning that for four days, they were the de facto USSR. As the five permanent UN Security Council members (the P5) included the USSR, why is Russia on the council today instead of Kazakhstan?

by /u/Sith__Pureblood in /r/AskHistorians

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