• nxdefiant@startrek.website
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    5 months ago

    I’m pretty sure Yeltsin is the reason Russia has Putin.

    Yeltsin oversaw the dissolution of the ussr and brought capitalism to Russia, of course the west wanted him to be president of Russia. All he did was ask Bill for favors on the world stage (and got most of what he asked for).

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      5 months ago

      Before the election Yeltsin had a 6% approval rating, and somehow won the election by a landslide.

      “Yanks to the rescue” was the headline by Time Magazine