“So, do I understand correctly, this is how, in your mind, Vlad the Invader becomes a modern-day Confederate-victim, while Ukrainians equate to “Ape” Lincoln’s Northern aggressors?? “
No. The “Carpetbaggers” in 1990’s Russia were the Western Neo-liberal economic advisers and (((Russian))) Oligarchs like Browder, who combined with Yeltsin’s “Scalawags” to steal elections and rob Russia.
If you want an eye opener, read the Early Life section of “democracy activist” and “capitalist” Bill Browder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Browder
So, in 1990 the Old Soviet Union was an entirely corrupt Communist empire, right?
And in 1991 it turned into entirely corrupt kleptocratic group of federations, right?
Corrupt Communists in 1990 became corrupt kleptocrats after 1991, only now they hired some Western advisors to help them legally grab Russia's wealth?
Until 1999, when KGB LtCol. Vlad the Invader came along to elevate & protect some of Russia's oligarchs, while reducing or eliminating others and making himself arguably the world's wealthiest man, right?
And when did you say was the last fair election in Russia?
So, all this equates to "scalawags" and "carpetbaggers" how, exactly?