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The Fall of the USSR, Pt I

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Aug 25, 202641:22Society & Culture

It's rare that the downfall of an empire can be chalked up to the decisions of just one person. It's even rarer, when the empire falls over the course of a year. That's pretty much what happened with the Soviet Union whe...

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