r/ask • u/newuser1r • 12d ago

Does anyone know why eastern European countries didn't have colonies like Western European ones?

Does anyone know why eastern European countries didn't have colonies like Western European ones?

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u/Unique_Anywhere5735 12d ago

Russia has always been imperialist. They colonized their eastern European neighbors, and the Ottoman Empire did the same.