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by v_lisivka 2789 days ago
Do you know meaning of words "tufta", "purga", "pripiski"? USSR officials were happy to perform on paper any reform, increase and improve anything, because it was the easy way to climb hierarchy. Glasnost` and Perestroika were symptoms of deeper problems with economy. The main problem was "everything is ours, so nobody cares".