Currently reading October but know nothing rn about the middle-end of the USSR

  • Luciferase [she/her,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Don't stan any country. The USSR accomplished a lot and was a great example of what socialism can achieve, but uncritical support of anything is never a good idea.

    • carlin [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I meant "stan" more in a jokey way, like at what point was it more bad than good, outside of material conditions stuff where it wasn't possible to do the right thing. I can tell that this is a very subjective question, and some will say it was always impure and bad, but just looking for a gist of the history