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☆ Old men helped cause the Soviet Union's collapse. Historians say it's a warning sign for the United States.
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +15 min
The Soviet Union became a gerontocracy in its final years, contributing to its collapse. And Reagan was right: Soviet leaders had consistently died on the job. "It doesn't matter whether it's the Soviet Union or the United States — there's always a clash" between older and younger generations, Grunewald said. They were afraid to let it go," said Zubok, the author of "Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union." And that did become a central factor in the demise of the Soviet Union."
☆ Putin is facing pressure from Russia's hawkish nationalists who want all-out war in Ukraine
  + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Jason Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
As the nationalists' most prominent figurehead, Igor Girkin has been among the most searing in his criticism of Russia's military strategy. Addressing his followers last week, Girkin said: "The war in Ukraine will continue until the complete defeat of Russia. The Smolninskoye District Court ruled that the municipal council should be dissolved and subsequently charged the deputies with "discrediting" Russia's military. The widespread purging of liberals and journalists that occurred in the early days of the Ukraine war is relatively straightforward in Russia. But cracking down on ultra- nationalists is more dangerous and may have dire consequences – especially if Russia loses the war.
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