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Mikhail Gorbachev has died

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lapcat ◴[30 Aug 22 21:07 UTC] No.32655071[source]▶
The United States didn't do enough to help Russia transition to democracy in the 1990s. There was no "Marshall Plan" after the Cold War like there was after World War II. This was a huge mistake, and we see the consequences now, with Russia having turned back toward totalitarianism and imperialism. Sadly, it seems that Gorbachev's efforts were mostly for naught. But it was courageous at the time to open up the Soviet Union to glasnost and perestroika.

Of course Yeltsin was a big part of the problem too.

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cjbgkagh[dead post] ◴[30 Aug 22 21:20 UTC] No.32655250[source]▶
1. sereja ◴[30 Aug 22 21:28 UTC] No.32655350[source]▶
The world had already A/B tested "damage the economy so that it would never be a threat again" and "help transition to democracy" with Germany. The latter worked better.
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2. cjbgkagh ◴[30 Aug 22 21:34 UTC] No.32655418[source]▶
I'm not the one who needs convincing.