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Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] smattering82@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What if they did take over would you move to Russia and live in the communist “paradise?”

[–] bagend@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The USSR wasn't a paradise (communism isn't magic) but it was better than anything in Russia before or since. It's not like turning to capitalism in the 90s made the country a utopia.