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Re: Why did the USSR fall
Gorby was populat from around 1985-1988 (not now, boy). Yeltsin was hugely popular from around 1998-1992 (i.e., right after hyperinflation hit). Putin has an approval rating of about 70%.
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> I disagree. In 1917, there was a huge "from below" component, as there had been in 1905. The importance of "from above" initiatives rose after that, as the Soviet state minimized, atomized, and controlled the role of independent organizations of workers, peasants, etc. But even Gorby, Yeltsin, and Putin must have had some support from below for their from-above initiatives to have an effect.
> Jim D.
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