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[–] Maalus 22 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They'll cease to exist the same way the Soviet Union did - silent for a while, then the same shit over again.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah, it's true. Maybe this time, the root cause, the KGB, will finally be eradicated.

Also, though, the empire did shrink quite a lot last time, so hey, it's a step in the right direction lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

The problem fundamentally is that the Russian people crave autocracy, maybe not on an individual level but certainly on a collective level.

Rural, uneducated, poor, hyperreligious, xenophobic bumpkins are always the foundation of support for every single autocrat in the last century.

[–] Valmond 2 points 1 week ago

Well, maybe we'll be a bit better prepared next time