Let’s be honest, who thought that’s how it would end?
And world is a better place without it.
Now let’s force Russia into a new wave of democracy that puts Putin and soviet revanchism out of existence!
Historic chance for all of the imprisoned republics
Lets hope chines ccp will fall sone.Imagine how much safer the world would be if all countries were democracies. We could use some of the huge military spendings to actualy solve ouer problems.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
thank god
#LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO!!!
Communism is the very definition of failure and envy.
A momentous event for human society. Communism rots on the ash heap of history, as it should.
voted? if anything the voting wasn’t respected
Oh please it is still as corrupt as ever.
Good day
Illegally
while a lot of regular people suffered because of collapse and economic chaos, it was good thing in the end. every nation and people should be free to decide their own future.
Fun choice of newspaper for it. The Tankies at the Morning Star were about the only people sad to see the back of it.
I love democracy
We did it fam
One of the best days of history and we should celebrate the death of the USSR with great joy!!!
The best day since WWII, if not ever.
I remember feeling true happiness, believing that our misery would end. It was a singularly wonderful feeling and I wish I could be that innocent again.
Edit: to be clear I wasn’t born in Sweden.
finally the state had withered away like the revolutionaries in 1917 wanted
1991 dec. 26. the saddest day in the world
As a Russian born in the 90s, I’m so glad it happened. No doubt it was a hard time for a country, a transformation wasn’t smooth, I and my neighbors were extremely poor, I even remember humanitarian aid from Germany (thx guys, the chocolate was really tasty!).
Although we didn’t have much, we had a feeling of freedom back then. I grew up listening, watching, and reading what I liked and not some crazy communist leader.
Unfortunately, I no longer live in Russia, for obvious reasons, but I hope that changes are near. Many Russians would like to return. It’s such a shame that we wasted so much time and opportunities. I can only imagine what Russia could be…
A communist oligarchy replaced with a Fascist state run by the KGB.
You stop commies on the east and they will start coming from the west
Amen
Judging by how many people(not only old, but even middle-aged) feel nostalgic about USSR in post-soviet countries, i am surprised there was no young charismatic popular leaders in 1991 supporting preservation of SU, only some old farts that tried to make a coup and failed miserably. I mean, any ideology has its believers, and leftist ideas are very popular even today, but then and there, its seems like everyone were ok with country breaking apart. Only in 1993 pro-communist part of population tried to rebel, but was supressed with force.
The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.
-Bladismir Poutaine
Good riddance, with love from Poland
People voted to preserve a union in reformed form, then the August Coup happened, and the USSR unnecessarily collapsed. And then neoliberal economic policies collapsed the economy and lots of people suffered for no reason.
But sure. Go ahead and cheer that, r/europe.
One of the best things that happened in XXth century
**happy eastern european noises**
Wholesome
As someone who lived in this dogshit of an political regime, best day ever.
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Better late than never
One of the international highlights of the 1990s
Let’s be honest, who thought that’s how it would end?
And world is a better place without it.
Now let’s force Russia into a new wave of democracy that puts Putin and soviet revanchism out of existence!
Historic chance for all of the imprisoned republics
Lets hope chines ccp will fall sone.Imagine how much safer the world would be if all countries were democracies. We could use some of the huge military spendings to actualy solve ouer problems.
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
thank god
#LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO!!!
Communism is the very definition of failure and envy.
A momentous event for human society. Communism rots on the ash heap of history, as it should.
voted? if anything the voting wasn’t respected
Oh please it is still as corrupt as ever.
Good day
Illegally
while a lot of regular people suffered because of collapse and economic chaos, it was good thing in the end. every nation and people should be free to decide their own future.
Fun choice of newspaper for it. The Tankies at the Morning Star were about the only people sad to see the back of it.
I love democracy
We did it fam
One of the best days of history and we should celebrate the death of the USSR with great joy!!!
The best day since WWII, if not ever.
I remember feeling true happiness, believing that our misery would end. It was a singularly wonderful feeling and I wish I could be that innocent again.
Edit: to be clear I wasn’t born in Sweden.
finally the state had withered away like the revolutionaries in 1917 wanted
1991 dec. 26. the saddest day in the world
As a Russian born in the 90s, I’m so glad it happened. No doubt it was a hard time for a country, a transformation wasn’t smooth, I and my neighbors were extremely poor, I even remember humanitarian aid from Germany (thx guys, the chocolate was really tasty!).
Although we didn’t have much, we had a feeling of freedom back then. I grew up listening, watching, and reading what I liked and not some crazy communist leader.
Unfortunately, I no longer live in Russia, for obvious reasons, but I hope that changes are near. Many Russians would like to return. It’s such a shame that we wasted so much time and opportunities. I can only imagine what Russia could be…
“Voted out”? By whom?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Soviet_Union_referendum
Good riddance.
And people say Christmas miracles never happen
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Good riddance
A communist oligarchy replaced with a Fascist state run by the KGB.
You stop commies on the east and they will start coming from the west
Amen
Judging by how many people(not only old, but even middle-aged) feel nostalgic about USSR in post-soviet countries, i am surprised there was no young charismatic popular leaders in 1991 supporting preservation of SU, only some old farts that tried to make a coup and failed miserably. I mean, any ideology has its believers, and leftist ideas are very popular even today, but then and there, its seems like everyone were ok with country breaking apart. Only in 1993 pro-communist part of population tried to rebel, but was supressed with force.
The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.
-Bladismir Poutaine
Good riddance, with love from Poland
People voted to preserve a union in reformed form, then the August Coup happened, and the USSR unnecessarily collapsed. And then neoliberal economic policies collapsed the economy and lots of people suffered for no reason.
But sure. Go ahead and cheer that, r/europe.
One of the best things that happened in XXth century
**happy eastern european noises**
Wholesome
As someone who lived in this dogshit of an political regime, best day ever.