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Comment by [deleted] at 23/12/2023 at 06:31 UTC
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Comment by MarinatedJeans at 23/12/2023 at 12:21 UTC
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He doesn't care for his people lmao
Comment by PoliticalCanvas at 22/12/2023 at 20:23 UTC*
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What Russia could or couldn't afford in 20-21st centuries was determined predominantly by Europe and USA economical and technological help to USSR/Russia.
In 20th century Europe and USA created for USSR industrialization/militarization, because of abysmal information security gifted many western patents and technologies, created KAMAZ (per year: 100,000 heavy trucks and 250,000 diesel engines) and soviet auto manufacturing, in 1970-1980s give so many liquid dollars in exchange for oil and gas. And most important - banned any criticism of USSR during Nuremberg trials, and not opened any "soviet archives" about 1920-1960s.
In 21st century Europe and USA also didn't disappoint and, despite killing of 10-20% of Chechens and steadily rising of authoritarian tendencies, give to Moscow 7 trillion dollars (only EU in 2022-2023 years, and only for hydrocarbons, give to Russia 200/600 billion dollars). 7 trillion dollars that, because of 2008-2023 years "stabilization/de-escalation/pacification Western strategy" Russia spent on anything it wanted to.
So, answer very simple - in 20-21th centuries Moscow was afford to do what the West helped and allowed it to do.