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No one is going to celebrate this.

• skissane 6y ago
  Commemorate might be the better word. But I'm sure somebody somewhere is going to be celebrating. America's hawkish (neo)conservatives continue to celebrate the fall of the Soviet Union. "Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr beat the USSR!" (Maybe that is an oversimplification of the truth, but it sounds good to their ears.) In 2091, there is likely to exist some intellectual successor/descendant to that school of thought, eager to mark that centenary. What do the Russian Orthodox think? They went from an authoritarian regime which officially opposed the Russian Orthodox Church to a (still rather authoritarian, but arguably somewhat less so) regime which wants to be publicly seen currying favour with it. I'm sure some of them view that as an improvement. If that's what some of them think, why wouldn't they celebrate in 2091? What about the countries which gained their independence through the downfall of the Soviet Union? I think many people in many of those countries will be celebrating the centenary of their independence.
  • emteycz 6y ago
    The day Soviet tanks left our country in 90s is still celebrated with fireworks. And Velvet Revolution Day is the biggest annual celebration, literally most of the country celebrates, with special events (photos, movies theatre...) everywhere that try to describe how bad it used to be.
  • agapon 6y ago
    > But I'm sure somebody somewhere is going to be celebrating. For sure. https://imgur.com/gallery/L9VNpP4 https://imgur.com/gallery/L9VNpP4