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A comment on Belarus’s Soviet Economy. Parent comment

Re:Belarus’s Soviet Economy by sparkling on Saturday November 30, 2019 @06:55PM (#21672840)
I would argue that in the case of Ukraine and Moldova, the main reason for their bad economy today is the large scale corruption that took place during post-soviet privatization in the 90s. This has lead to the extreme Oligarch power structure that we see today.
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Re:Belarus’s Soviet Economy by petre on Sunday December 01, 2019 @02:32AM (#21674340)
And relying on trade with Russia which has shunned them after their pro EU escapades.
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Re:Belarus’s Soviet Economy by gdy on Sunday December 01, 2019 @10:22AM (#21675845)
Actually, the Ukraine shunned Russia by taking EU deal incompatible with free trade agreement with Russia.
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