Lenin and Soviet past not yet history in Russia
Twenty years after the collapse of the USSR, the Soviet past is still very present in Russia.
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The earthquake still shaking the world
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
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Soviet economy legacy haunts Russia
Russia has broken the shackles of state-planned economics but remains tied to oil prices and the whims of a bloated bureaucracy.
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Infantile disorders
Most ANC leaders who returned from exile, including President Thabo Mbeki, received their training in the old Soviet bloc and use Stalinist jargon.
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