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Who’s to Blame for the State of Russia? (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)

Robert Wright's Nonzero

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Is Russia a Deep State?

In nineten 91, there was a referendum that nine out of 15 soviet republics take part in. 78 % vote that the soviet union should be preserved. And then oka, fast forward wor, you know, jump next to 19 in three thereis the constitutional crisis. There is a parliament that's controlled by, this is rasha now, this is so genis no more. A parliament simultaneously produce a document saying the other one is not illegitimate. That's almost how a issue was resolved and the president said he'd order army to fire at the building of the parliament. The people are powerless to resist, and that's that. It sounds like i

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