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by cjbgkagh 1518 days ago
I think we got lucky with that one. A special set of circumstances that are unlikely to repeat.
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TrevorJ 1518 days ago
We got lucky with that one so far.
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roenxi 1518 days ago
Western thought severely undersells the noble and peaceful way the USSR folded up once they couldn't handle the economic madness any more.

Relative to what it could have been anyway, it was no doubt terrifying for a lot of people.

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