The ancestors of today’s Poles would definitely attest to that.
You have:
Wars during the Middle Ages, including the first partition attempt with Germany way back in the X century
Frequent meddling in Poland-Lithuania during the state’s final century
Partitions of Poland-Lithuania
Harshest suppresions of Poles of any of the 3 partitioners for 123 years (minus Napoleonic France’s puppet state), mainly through Russification
Pitting Poles against each other during WW1
Yet more fighting shortly after said war because of Soviets wanting to annex Belarus and Ukraine and establish a puppet communist state in Poland
Another parition, mass murder of Polish inteligentsia (see: Katyń massacre) and mass expulsions of Poles from Polish lands to distant parts of Russia/USSR (i.e. Siberia) during WW2
Puppeteering Poland during Stalin’s reign and only allowing for a slightly less dependent one after his death
Use of Russian gas as political leverage
Continued disinformation campaigns, military exercises near the Polish border and FSB operations against Poland to this day
The ancestors of today’s Poles would definitely attest to that.
You have:
Would’ve been great if instead of the fall of the USSR, it was the breaking up of Russia all together.