  I mean, yeah, I admit that Finnish part of Karelia was originally stolen.  Well. That's a lot. There still are too many people - even Finns - who doesn't acknowledge this.     Not that I say, it should be de-russified and returned back.  There are also some Finns who share your view.     Did it help much? Did Baltic States get independence before USSR found itself on the edge of the grande economic and political colapse?   I truly hope that modern RF differs from USSR. After all that crashed down.