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Originally Posted by rubecube
Last I checked the Germans were overthrown by external forces, and the Russians by an uprising within the country. Either way, I don't think in the 40+ years the Soviets held a grip on the country, that there was a desire by the Polish to assimilate into Soviet society.
If you really want a comparable situation, we can talk about the Irish.
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Neither the Germans or the Russians segregated the Poles.
Also Europe is different in that there are so many more ethnic groups and they all disagree (not as much anymore though) on what land belongs to who as empires have come and gone throughout the history of the region. For example Poland could argue that half the stupid continent is "theirs" because at one point, that is how wide their empire reached.
Europe is definitely a different beast.