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Re:Video games made in the USSR (2020) by chokolad on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:09PM (#33949115)
> The sole Russian Carrier today was built and docked in Ukraine. When the USSR collapsed Russia stole and basically destroyed it out of sheer incompetence.

That's strictly due to geography. There are not too many places in USSR where one can build decently sized wharfs.

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Re:Video games made in the USSR (2020) by Waterluvian on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:23PM (#33949247)
Indeed geography has a well-recorded way of shaping civilizations, cultures, and their competencies.
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Re:Video games made in the USSR (2020) by dopidopHN on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:25PM (#33949724)
Are you referring to Jared Diamond?

My understanding is that he overstepped his boundary as a scientist here and lack recognition for that particular theory.

But I’m a random guy; I might be off base myself

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