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To: GoldenState_Rose

In my opinion, the most important factor in the USSR collapse was Mikhail Gorbachev.

If Putin or any other Soviet hardliner had gained power in 1985, we would still have the USSR, and they would still control most of Eastern Europe.

4 posted on 03/27/2018 3:24:51 PM PDT by zeestephen

To: GoldenState_Rose; zeestephen

The collapse of the Soviet Union was due to the lack of market economy and this:

5 posted on 03/27/2018 3:49:12 PM PDT by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)

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