About the book: 2007 / In recent years, many former republics that were part of the USSR Having become independent states, they began to prove to their citizens and the whole world that in the 20th century Russia occupied them and for decades fought against their freedom and identity. The new rulers forgot that their peoples became part of Russia long before 1917 and that we are connected by a history going back many centuries. The book includes articles and documents telling about when and under what circumstances Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and other countries became part of Russia.