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The Fall of the Wall: price paid by Soviets for strengthening economic relations with the West
In Russia, domestic economic health is not synonymous with national power. The country has always had a dysfunctional economy. ‘By contrast, its military power has always been disproportionately strong.’
The Russian security machinery devoted a bigger chunk of its economy to military power. The Russian government has been able to do this ‘Moscow [...]
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