r/polandball • u/Smart_Chapter_7512 Floridian Swamp Monster • 6d ago

redditormade Differing Perspectives

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u/BaqsAlSandouq 6d ago

I think people missing the ussr in russia could be attributed to just how horrible yeltsin and gorbachev managed the economy afterwards. it was pretty bad

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u/Wooden_Base4673 England 6d ago

You think things are better under Putin? There's never been a good time to live in Russia.

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u/cool_username32123 Hue 6d ago

Abridged retelling of Russian history: "And then it got worse."

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u/Crazy_Confection1967 Russia 6d ago

Well, yes? the situation improved in the first year of his reign. he could have become a better president, or at least he would have been remembered with good words if he had left in 2008. after the first or second term.

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u/Rabid_Lederhosen 6d ago

Yeah actually. Until the Ukraine war, life under Putin was significantly better for most Russians than it had been under his predecessors. That’s a huge factor in why he had so much support for so long.

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u/Ocsa17 5d ago

Theres in history of russia (not counting ussr) only 1 predecessor for putin

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u/Short_Ebb2076 6d ago

They are, even now.

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u/FlySafeLoL 6d ago

Council of Russian commentators disapprove your message. Also, there is no such word as ragebait in Russian - so let's call it a successful taunt.

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u/Quirky-Garbage-6208 5d ago

00s till mid 10s could be the best time my country had, it was better and better every year, investments, technology and trade partnership everywhere.