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"The peaceful dissolution of the USSR has been a miracle, although that story isn't really over yet. " I would argue that dissolution didn't really level anyth
by maxxxxx 9y ago
"The peaceful dissolution of the USSR has been a miracle, although that story isn't really over yet. "
I would argue that dissolution didn't really level anything. It just gave a few oligarchs an opportunity to grab vast fortunes for cheap.
- _jal 9y agoThat's a fair point. I don't think the process is over, which is why that was qualified. I was talking more about the dissolution of a major nation-state, but mixed that in with book discussion, so I wasn't being clear.