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> This happened in eastern Europe And the results are in. Would you like to live in 1970s Russia or 1990s Russia as an ordinary Russian?
by Aperocky 7y ago
> This happened in eastern Europe
And the results are in.
Would you like to live in 1970s Russia or 1990s Russia as an ordinary Russian?
- rini17 7y agoSo you imply China mentality is closer to Russian - if the party falls, everything goes to hell? I don't know, I was born in Czechoslovakia.
- Aperocky 7y agoCzechoslovakia had the advantage of being a small country next to the EU. China had the disadvantage of being the most populous country in the world. In crisis, economic or otherwise, Czechoslovakia is much more likely and capable of being rescued by the international community. China will need to rely on itself if only because it is way too big for any kind of help to be substantial and meaningful. Thus the outcome will likely be even worse than Russia, which only has around 1/10th the population of China and an impressive natural resource reserve.
- pimmen 7y agoThere are also countries that thrived economically after the fall of socialism. Why yes, I'll gladly take an apartment in East Berlin if you're offering me one.