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Or, it was a lot more out in the open there, while other places had batter veneers and PR over it.

Well, after all USSR was Hitlers ally prior to 1941.

I sometimes find it weird when people describe their heritage as "Russian Jewish" when they're actually talking about Ukraine, Belarus, Baltic States etc. The Russian empire had a policy to not let Jews into Russia proper. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement