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Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @07:43PM (#32656596)
Chief among them is, the US did not conquer or occupy the USSR. We had definite say in Japan (and West Germany). We didn't in the USSR.
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Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died by DubiousPusher on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @08:01PM (#32656730)
That's a good point. America had some influence and backed Yeltsin to the hilt but he outflanked Gorbachev in the end and I'm not sure if that could've been changed.
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