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Just thought I'd say that the Bolsheviks weren't nationalists, rather anti-nationalists. They condemned religion (a fundamental part of culture), demonized all previous Czars (virtually all previous recorded Russian history was under their rule, thus a crucial role in all possible nationalism.). The Bolsheviks renamed the country to the Soviet Union, thus it was not even Russia anymore, only the power was placed in what was once Russia.
Nazism as well was only a facade in many of it's official 'philosophies'. In reality, they did not hate communism or socialism. They wanted to create a European Confederacy under a strict socialist-fascist dictatorship. All would be equal, but the means in which all would be equal would be by all being completely subordinate to the ruling party. It was through skillful manipulation and propaganda that the Nazis managed to deceive unknowing Germans into believing that they were strongly nationalist. Hitler didn't use the term 'German people' near as many times as the 'aryan race', as it was his firm belief that the enlightened aryan race, decendents from the perfect republic of Atlantis would rule not only Europe, but the world, creating what he called the 'New World Order'.
Anyway, Bolshevism and Nazism shouldn't be misinterpreted as nationalist ideals, rather than criminal acts. Believe it or not, but the West is following a very similar example. Look at the US, with their Patriot Acts (which dwarfs the power of Hitler and Stalin, in comparison with the US president.), the new EU constitution (good that it was denied in France and the Netherlands.), where a whole new step towards a European state would have been taken.
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