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If this little bit of so-called wisdom were true, one would expect Russia to be going through some good times now given the state of the Soviet Union in the lat
by p_j_w 4y ago
If this little bit of so-called wisdom were true, one would expect Russia to be going through some good times now given the state of the Soviet Union in the late 70s until its dissolution. It seems about as realistic as one should expect such a simplistic reduction of an insanely complex world to be: not at all.
- stametseater 4y agoThe unique culture, history and geography of Russia produces a different sort of dynamic: Strong men create bad times. Bad times create strong men.