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Even today, a majority of people surveyed say that they regret the fact that the ussr collapsed. but only 9 percent say that they would want it back.
-Mikhail Gorbachev
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Even today, a majority of people surveyed say that they regret the fact that the ussr collapsed. but only 9 percent say that they would want it back.
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