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The End of History Part 44: The Apparatchik

The End of History Part 44: The Apparatchik

Update: 2025-07-07
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Boris Yeltsin, though he was once overwhelmingly popular, is today remembered by most Russians as the corrupt leader responsible for Russia's degradation in the 1990's. His real legacy is actually significantly more complicated. Without Yeltsin, the Soviet Union would not have collapsed the way it did, and modern Russia would look very different.

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The End of History Part 44: The Apparatchik

The End of History Part 44: The Apparatchik

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