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2021-12-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

USSR already hosed by Gorbachev, says former Supreme Soviet president

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Posted by badanov 2021-12-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

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An we have Biden.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-12-27 07:21|| 2021-12-27 07:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Soviets were already in decline. Gorbachev just made it official.

Posted by Herb McCoy 2021-12-27 08:10|| 2021-12-27 08:10|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ Yes. That the Politburo would take a chance on an outsider with strange ideas about 'reform,' a rube from the sticks like Gorbachev, shows how desperate they knew their situation was.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-27 08:14|| 2021-12-27 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Soviets were already in decline. Gorbachev just made it official.

Russians prefer to blame Gorbachev for the decline and destruction of the USSR.

Posted by badanov 2021-12-27 08:34|| 2021-12-27 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Blaming a previous regime, how novel.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 08:37|| 2021-12-27 08:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Empty shelves and bread (and everything else) lines were a sign of strength. Pravda.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Spuse6042 2021-12-27 10:08|| 2021-12-27 10:08|| Front Page Top

#7 What's the COVIDian mantra? "We're all in this together." Collectivism all the way down.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-27 10:10|| 2021-12-27 10:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Obviously it is the people outside the beltway who are to blame.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-27 10:25|| 2021-12-27 10:25|| Front Page Top

#9 ^ I deplore myself

Posted by Frank G 2021-12-27 11:11|| 2021-12-27 11:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Blaming a previous regime, how novel.

Also known as the "Write Two Letters" strategy.

Posted by SteveS 2021-12-27 11:17|| 2021-12-27 11:17|| Front Page Top

#11 ...3

1. Blame the boss before you
2. Reorganize
3. Prepare 3 envelopes

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-12-27 12:31|| 2021-12-27 12:31|| Front Page Top

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