# In defence of Russia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 6, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166 "2022-08-06T00:49:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defence-of-russia/969166/985 "2023-04-06T21:13:29Z")

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Regardless of the use idiot Russian stooges put it to, “Global South” is a very current term used by many in the development community, and for many _is_ definitely preferable to “Third World countries” and “developing nations”. I know it [is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-going-to-be-a-problem-in-25-years-but-people-are-choosing-to-ignore-now/979356/153) [to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition/963442/3862) [me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equity-comes-to-schools-in-vancouver/944533/42).

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