What is the tiny Russia, south of Lithuania?

[edro]

Also, what is the history of it? Something from WWII?

 

[edro]

Oh... it's Kaliningrad apparently...

Wikipedia... I love you.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

Thats east prussia.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: Dark4ng3l
Thats east prussia.

germany owned it until russia took it from them...it wasn't a russian state or republic like the ones that split fromn soviet union, so they still own it

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: iwantanewcomputer

Originally posted by: Dark4ng3l
Thats east prussia.

germany owned it until russia took it from them...it wasn't a russian state or republic like the ones that split fromn soviet union, so they still own it

Wikipedia says they needed it to have a port to the Baltic that is ice free, year round... which is what I intuitively thought in the beginning.

 

[Krk3561]

Its where they keep nukes

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Dark4ng3l
Thats east prussia.

That's where my family is from.

 

[klah]

try Königsberg

 

[Kerouactivist]

If you have any banknotes from their they are worth tons....Thats all I can contribute