@stevep59
> He has repeatedly said that the greatest disaster of the latter 20thC was the collapse of the USSR
Well, it sort of was, wasn't it? a) most of post-Soviet states had a rough time in 1990s; b) majority of USSR population didn't want to dissolve USSR (including Ukraine at the time).
That is not to say USSR should be restored, but to show you how these sentiments are met by a significant portion of (not only) Russian populace.
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@stevep59
> He has repeatedly said that the greatest disaster of the latter 20thC was the collapse of the USSR
Well, it sort of was, wasn't it? a) most of post-Soviet states had a rough time in 1990s; b) majority of USSR population didn't want to dissolve USSR (including Ukraine at the time).
That is not to say USSR should be restored, but to show you how these sentiments are met by a significant portion of (not only) Russian populace.