It doesn't matter if you agree with what I'm describing as Whataboutism. I'm responding to the claim in the original post, and elsewhere, that accurately describes the Soviet critique origins of the term.
And I never said that the purpose was to criticize Russia.
You are not the audience for Whataboutism. The audience is 3rd world countries, for the true definition of 3rd world.
1st world: aligned with the US
2nd world: aligned with the Soviets
3rd world: independent