Putin was particularly critical of Lenin’s concept of a federative state with its entities having the right to secede, saying it has heavily contributed to the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. He added that Lenin was wrong in a dispute with Joseph Stalin, who advocated a unitary state model.(P.S. Stalin is back in fashion.)
January 27, 2016
Federalism contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Said Putin:
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Lenin also said to watch out for Stalin.
But I'll bet Ol' Vlad likes to wander around Lubyanka humming, "Those Were The Days, My Friend".
PS Second link leads to a piece about Pakistan.
Thanks; fixed.
It's good that was fixed.
Really good piece on the phenomenon. Scary, nonetheless.
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