Putin praises Soviet Union
2004-02-12 22:31:47.647682+00 by
Dan Lyke
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Just when you thought the Cold War was over, Vladimir Putin sings the praises of the Soviet Union:
"The breakup of the Soviet Union is a national tragedy on an enormous
scale," from which "only the elites and nationalists of the republics
gained," Putin said in a nationally televised speech to about 300
campaign workers gathered at Moscow State University.
And the pucker factor of a couple of million Germans just pegged.
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#Comment Re: made: 2004-02-13 11:45:50.539557+00 by:
meuon
In reading that article, sounds like just political positioning, looking at history through rose colored glasses. If it becomes more than that, I'll be puckering as well. A large population used to hardships, with little to lose,
will work hard and risk everything at a chance for a better life for themselves and their children.
#Comment Re: made: 2004-02-13 23:47:45.751753+00 by:
Dan Lyke
That it's even political positioning scares me, because governments really do to a large extent reflect the desires of the governed. If he's using this as positioning, then the message is that a large portion of the population of Russia wants a more authoritarian government. And you know that that energy isn't going to be used to create an economic system which minimizes exploitation, it's going to lead to a different set of exploiters, probably exploiters who echo the desires of the old regime.
And we're that much closer to tanks rolling into Prague.