Had Western observers understood the truly revolutionary nature of communism's collapse and its aftermath, the crisis-ridden and often violent nature of Russian politics in the post-Soviet era would have come as far less of a shock. Why did we make the mistake of thinking that Russian ‘reform’ could unfold through ordinary, not extraordinary, means?
Keywords:
capitalist,
communist,
democracy,
Gorbachev,
Putin,
reform,
revolution,
Russia,
Soviet,
Union
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