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What Do Russian's Today Think of Yeltsen?
153 sats \ 3 comments \ @kepford 4 Dec Politics_And_Law
I think we may have some Russians on SN. I am curious what are your thoughts and your feel of the Russian populace thoughts on Yeltsen today.
I think its pretty widely accepted that he was a drunk and a puppet for the US. There's even this Time mag cover with him on it.
It has been suggested that Putin was also a choice supported by the US foreign establishment. Or at least by proxy due to his appointment by Yeltsen.
I'm fascinated by the cascading consequences of "world leaders" interfering with other nation's affairs. These clowns seem to not care and have no concern for the impacts of their actions. They are a special sort of crowd. The egos!
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41 sats \ 1 reply \ @TNStacker 4 Dec
Interesting question. I often find people think nothing like Americans about their own leaders, history, etc. It was through foreign travel that I learned all governments tell stories that favor them. They think the truth is what they say it is. And it is if you can get your population to believe.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford OP 4 Dec
Yeah, this has been my experience meeting people from other nations.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 5 Dec
Considering what Yeltsen did and how he did it, I would not be surprised if the Russians despised him for it. Putin was his direct replacement. Did Putin save the day for Russia or not? It appears the clowns in America were all over Yeltsen like flies on sh*t and Puting finally put a stop to it. Perhaps this is why the clowns in America do not like Putin, at all!
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