Re:‘Putin’s chef’ admits to interfering in U.S. elections
by UncleOxidant on Monday November 07, 2022 @01:36PM
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Yes, but did they groom a successor? Yeltsin did (Putin). Krushchev - not sure, I think there was a bit of a tussle. Gorbachev was probably too young to be thinking about a successsor - and he was essentially shutting down the Soviet Union.
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Re:‘Putin’s chef’ admits to interfering in U.S. elections
by starik36 on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:26PM
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Khrushchev was overthrown. Gorbachev was basically too. After the hardliners’ coup attempt he was basically a lame duck.
Re:‘Putin’s chef’ admits to interfering in U.S. elections
by bpodgursky on Monday November 07, 2022 @02:51PM
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Yeah I think casual observers miss the fundamental political apathy of most Russians.
Overthrown leaders don't have a power base; mobs aren't going to turn out to return a deposed leader to power. Once they are irrelevant, they're going to stay that way, and everyone knows it.