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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by reducesuffering on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:56PM (#27259396)
> The only country of ex-USSR where CPSU did not recapture the power outside of Baltics was Armenia

And Georgia

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by baybal2 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:03PM (#27259431)
It was, Shevardnadze ruled for 8 years.
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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by reducesuffering on Monday May 24, 2021 @04:59PM (#27269629)
Which ended in 2003. I'd argue that CPSU, since 1991, has had much less internal influence in Georgia than Armenia, which is still heavily Russian-aligned. Georgia is trying to join NATO...
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