kernals12
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Now that you mention it, the Russians sold some of their nuclear fuel to us to be used in our nuclear power plants.Not with that attitude you can't! #Nukes4Sale
Now that you mention it, the Russians sold some of their nuclear fuel to us to be used in our nuclear power plants.Not with that attitude you can't! #Nukes4Sale
You know, it’s not that hard to do your research before posting.... Until Putin came to power and Russia had gotten slightly better (tho' at the cost of many political freedoms like dead journalists for example)
You know, it’s not that hard to do your research before posting.
In an eight-year period from 1992 to start of the new millennium when Yeltsin ruled 41 journalists were killed in Russia.
In the 18 years that followed the numbers of journalists killed was... 42.
There were more journalists being killed (both as a per-year average and (until recently) as a total number) in the 1990s under the “democratic” Yeltsin than during Putin’s rule.
Slight edit: fixed the numbers.
And the ‘Stan’sBest to ditch the Baltics, to be honest. Or any republics that's more trouble than it's worth.
And the ‘Stan’s
Ah, my mistake on that part. I wasn't well-versed in the 90s Russia period.You know, it’s not that hard to do your research before posting.
In an eight-year period from 1992 to start of the new millennium when Yeltsin ruled 41 journalists were killed in Russia.
In the 18 years that followed the numbers of journalists killed was... 42.
There were more journalists being killed (both as a per-year average and (until recently) as a total number) in the 1990s under the “democratic” Yeltsin than during Putin’s rule.
Slight edit: fixed the numbers.
You know, it’s not that hard to do your research before posting.
In an eight-year period from 1992 to start of the new millennium when Yeltsin ruled 41 journalists were killed in Russia.
In the 18 years that followed the numbers of journalists killed was... 42.
There were more journalists being killed (both as a per-year average and (until recently) as a total number) in the 1990s under the “democratic” Yeltsin than during Putin’s rule.
Slight edit: fixed the numbers.
Indeed. The Baltics were highly valuable and productive, but they were extremely angry still over the whole deporting of a tenth of their populatoin by the Soviets a couple decades back, and stuffing them until they were a third Russian. Speaking of which, by 1989 the Soviet Union was 51% Russian. If any actual elections were held then there would be some issues for the Russian nationalists amongst the Soviets. I expect there would be some issues in the Caucaus, given the Armenians struck back once Armenians in Azerbaijan were attacked. It got pretty messy down there. Something would need to happen many years before the breakup to keep things calm down there, and to make various autonomous areas secure. Actually, it makes me wonder about the ASSRs. The Soviets set up SSRs mainly if any area was on the border, ignoring areas in the interior that had homogenous populations of millions. Maybe they are bumped up to SSRs? Though the Russians might prefer breakup over risking the future loss of so many areas. Might be like IOTL, where the Russians, Ukrainians, Georgians, Azerbaijanis, and Moldavans tried to squash autonomy or independence movements.Kazakhstan is valuable, though, and the rest aren't that eager to separate. I cant see them breaking ranks prior to the coup.
Most of the ASSRs are either right in the middle of Russian-populated regions, Russian majority already, or both. Those that are none of the above are the Caucasus republics and Tuva, of which only Chechnya ever attempted secession IOTL. If the ASSRs were granted SSR status, Russia would easily win the top prize for the most godforsaken border gore ever. And it won't just be aesthetically hideous. Russia's entire infrastructure and economy would be gouged out.Indeed. The Baltics were highly valuable and productive, but they were extremely angry still over the whole deporting of a tenth of their populatoin by the Soviets a couple decades back, and stuffing them until they were a third Russian. Speaking of which, by 1989 the Soviet Union was 51% Russian. If any actual elections were held then there would be some issues for the Russian nationalists amongst the Soviets. I expect there would be some issues in the Caucaus, given the Armenians struck back once Armenians in Azerbaijan were attacked. It got pretty messy down there. Something would need to happen many years before the breakup to keep things calm down there, and to make various autonomous areas secure. Actually, it makes me wonder about the ASSRs. The Soviets set up SSRs mainly if any area was on the border, ignoring areas in the interior that had homogenous populations of millions. Maybe they are bumped up to SSRs? Though the Russians might prefer breakup over risking the future loss of so many areas. Might be like IOTL, where the Russians, Ukrainians, Georgians, Azerbaijanis, and Moldavans tried to squash autonomy or independence movements.