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Ashamed of nothing, offended by everything.
My ancestors were the literal serfs - what the heck do I need to be ashamed of? Imagine a Russian-speaking dude in Ulyanovsk in 1985 bring told he should be ashamed of his treatment of another Russian-speaking dude in Kharkov. And on what account? The latter one has more opportunities, lives in slightly better climate and has slightly higher consumption standards. And that's all folks. These discussions make no sense…
That dude in Kharkiv is now being actively murdered by russians. His opportunities are being destroyed by russians. You can’t disclaim responsibility if you don’t feel ashamed of it.
You also forget that at home he might speak some other language besides the empire mandated russian.