Talk:List of longest-lasting empires

Soviet Union and the United States?
With the Third Reich - a de facto empire - on the list, I think we should also include the Soviet Union and the United States as de facto empires as well. Both have been accused of active imperialism, and both maintained (and in the case of US, continues to maintain) large amounts of land. Not to mention, their influence over other countries were great. I think those two countries ought to be on the list. 67.80.149.198 01:12, July 28, 2011 (UTC)