That’s right - Polish father and German Mother, born and raised in Leningrad.
Like you say - Soviet Union was a wonderful multicultural place. :))==
Exactly:)). BUT.. Strange thing happens when the we discuss the crimes of Soviet Union then suddenly for some people Soviet Union becomes the only Russian like no Poles and no Estonians were not in the elite of USSR and the communist party? Why that I really do not understand?:)
Now this would take a lot of time to sort out. While it is true that there were a lot of card carrying party members in the other ethnic Soviet Republic, don't forget that without being a member of the party you had no chance in politics or government.
You have to take a individual look at each person to see how "communists" they really were and whether their hands have blood on them.