Would it be possible for the USSR to have a large anti-war movement like in the US? Could there have been resistance from conscripts who refused to fight?
Well i think desertions were a bit common in the USSR when your a conscript who didnt want to fight. I think they had a bigger problem with that than the US did.Would it be possible for the USSR to have a large anti-war movement like in the US? Could there have been resistance from conscripts who refused to fight?
There is a simple way for the USSR to deal with protesters like this. Its called the KGB and lots of bullets.Would it be possible for the USSR to have a large anti-war movement like in the US? Could there have been resistance from conscripts who refused to fight?
.Domoviye said:There is a simple way for the USSR to deal with protesters like this. Its called the KGB and lots of bullets.
I believe Thatcher put it best, slightly paraphrasing: "When will people realize that there is no public opinion in the Soviet Union?" At least not until Gorby.
Well i think desertions were a bit common in the USSR when your a conscript who didnt want to fight. I think they had a bigger problem with that than the US did.
A bigger USSR anti-was movement might stem from simply having more troops in Afghanistan. IIRC the total never exceeded 115k or so.
Other than that, I see few options. After all, by the time Glastnost began in earnest, so had troop withdrawals. Both were contingent on Gorbachev.