Would the USSR have survived if he didn't die? Only few of the reforms were introduced before he died, but all of them greatly increased productivity until Gorbachev nuked it all.
Restore power of the soviets
Zachary Hall
Benjamin Jones
Yes
Blake Cruz
Why is history so cruel? Gorbachev was literally the worst that could happen. The fact that he didn't even consider to save the USSR or built on the reforms of Andropov proves that he was nothing but a traitor, he didn't just not give a fuck about socialism, he didn't even give a flying fuck about the welfare of the Russian people.
Liam Butler
Yes, he was in favour of creating some kind of nework(years before internet), to control the production letting the workers more control over it, started a push to eliminate the ultra-burocratization and corruption and he started to eliminate the capitalistic reforms of the Jrushev era.
Brandon Nguyen
Yes he would purge the Yeltsinites
Jonathan Perry
I just wonder how nobody tried taking him out. Someone must have seen that this wasn't going to end well for most people, even those working in government at the time.
Robert Ramirez
Regan would have messed everything up anyway, whatever had happened.
Gabriel Young
I know very little about the Andropov/Chernenko era, any suggested reading?
Jonathan Rivera
Camden Williams
BLOCKS YOUR SHITTY REFORMS
Brody Roberts
That was one giant SNAFU, the army rumbled through Moscow then sat on their ass letting the people build barricades. It is like the coup leaders forgot to give the army actual orders.
Jackson Jackson
en.wikipedia.org
really activates your almonds
Michael Diaz
Gorbachev was too busy being in Pizza Hut commercials than giving a shit about the workers or The Soviet Union.
William Evans
The USSR was doomed from Stalin.
Andrew Thomas
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Bentley Peterson
Oh fuck you. I never heard of this guy and now I feel bad I never did until now. Capitalism was a mistake…
Nolan Gomez
If what you say is true, very likely.
Jaxon Jenkins
bookzz.org
This book talks about it
Andrew Campbell
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Luke Gomez
wonder what the baltic states would've voted for
Mason Flores
Putin likes Yuri so eh, kinda on the fence with him.
Brez on the other hand…
Easton Wright
You mean like that thing they're talking about in the cybernetics thread?
David Morgan
Doesn't he just go by "muh strong leader"? I mean how can he hate Lenin and like Stalin.
Caleb Watson
Sauce? Not trying to "XD ML BTFO XDD" you, I've just never heard anything of the sort from info about Yuri.