Re: I recognise the story
True.
But the generally accepted definition of nationhood is membership of the UN. Even when they were controlled by Moscow Hungary and the other Warsaw Pact countries were members of the UN. Apart from Ukraine and Belarus, former members of the Soviet Union - Estonia, the 'stans, Georgia, etc - weren't UN members. They only got recognition as sovereign states when they declared independence after the SU collapsed.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
