[hackeraccount]

I don't want to speak well of the USSR/Russia but it's not hard to make an argument that they left Eastern Europe in an orderly way... well at the end. Honestly between Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and others there were some bad times in the there.

[mc32]

Gorbachov left the Eastern Block in relative peace I would say. Afghanistan of course was an exception.

[seanmcdirmid]

Wasn't the Soviet Union pretty much done with Afghanistan when Gorbachov took over in 1985?

[rich_sasha]

Czechoslovakia and Romania made attempts at leaving peacefully and that didn't go so well. Though yes, in the end it was "fine".

[sbalea]

Worth noting that there was no Russian presence in Romania at the fall of communism back in '89. Russian military withdrew peacefully starting in '58 through early 60s.

[Razengan]

> I don't want to speak well of the USSR/Russia

Why?

[HideousKojima]

The multiple genocides and general suppression of human rights?

[Razengan]

Would you add a similar disclaimer before pointing something positive about the U.S. because they’ve done some bad shit too, like, I dunno, being the only nation to actually nuke another?