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Re:Alexei Navalny has died – authorities by cmrdporcupine on Friday February 16, 2024 @03:54PM (#39402828)
Fundamentally what actually went the worst was the absolutely awful way that capitalist market systems were, on the whole, rolled out in the eastern bloc in the 90s. Poverty, corruption, and massive wealth disparity were the results.

And into the chaos, strongmen came in, and promised and gave some stability.

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Re:Alexei Navalny has died – authorities by hkpack on Friday February 16, 2024 @06:34PM (#39404480)
Late USSR was not better at all in these countries.
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Re:Alexei Navalny has died – authorities by thriftwy on Sunday February 18, 2024 @11:49AM (#39420568)
It depends. Consumption standards weren't higher, but people had stable income, low-ish crime and industrial economy. Of course it was also untenable.
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