Reading time: 7minutes Such was the title of the “Independent Newspaper” on June 20, 1992, telling about Yeltisn’s speech at the US Congress on June 17. It sounded almost like a declaration of opening of a witch-hunt on Communists, as the fascist forces … Continue reading →| Beorn's Beehive
Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 925 (pdf) Communism’s collapse was greeted, broadly speaking, with relief and jubilation across Eastern Europe and most post-Soviet states. In Russia, however, it resonated differently. For Russians, the shock of market liberalization was not cushioned by the sort of optimistic national narrative that…| PONARS Eurasia