The United Kingdom could not conquer Scotland in three hundred years, so why did Russia assimilate East Prussia in only fifty years?

In fact, Scotland and East Prussia are both foreign countries in nature. In terms of difficulty, East Prussia is more difficult to conquer. The Scots were somehow on the same island as the English. They are not very different in terms of national identity, language, geographical location and population, in fact they are well assimilated.

But it has been more than 300 years since the British annexed Scotland in 1707. Instead of long-term assimilation, Scotland is fighting for independence from the United Kingdom and establishing its own country, which can be called a complete failure of assimilation. From 1945 when East Prussia belonged to Russia, to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it is now completely Russian territory, and Russia has completely assimilated it. Even if East Prussia was allowed to become independent, the residents would not agree. What is the difference between 300 years of British uncertainty in Scotland and 50 years of Russian assimilation in East Prussia.

Actually, the reason is very simple. This can be seen from the analysis of the assimilation patterns of the two countries. After the British occupied Scotland, the governance model adopted was "using foreigners to control foreigners". Similar to the vassal states in ancient China, that is, everything was given to the locals to maintain the independence and national characteristics of these areas. Only foreign affairs, defense and taxation were handed over to the central government. The advantage of this is that the cost is very low and the central government is not worried, so the British management is the same, even in the colonies.

After two generations of reproduction, the entire place became a place dominated by Russians. Now more than 90% of East Prussia is Russian. So the locals are all Russians, who want to be independent, and of course, it is as stable as mainland Russia. Even if East Prussia is now almost an enclave, there is no need to worry.

Through the analysis, we can find that the UK is very poor in terms of diet, which is so good to see. It looks like you and I are getting along well. But in fact, it is an eternal truth to let these conquered areas retain their own characteristics and cannot blend into you, nor can they be naturally assimilated and swallowed up. And Russia, because of its 400 years of modern warfare, has long known that it must work hard, otherwise the wildfires will not go out and the spring breeze will blow again. So direct destruction is the best assimilation, the best swallowing, except the food is ugly, that's why other countries are afraid of Russia, because the food is really ugly.