Something I hadn't heard before
Old Sovietologist Steve Cohen is pretty much the only valid historian.
In this interview he says lots of familiar true facts, plus one fact I hadn't heard before.
At the start of the Switchover in 1990, most Russians were ready to 'join the West', ready to form a cautious alliance with USA. Their attitude reversed quickly when Yeltsin became our mindless puppet. Yeltsin, following explicit orders from Clinton, obliterated Russia. Understandably the people didn't enjoy being obliterated.
Our idiotic experts now blame Putin for turning the people against the obliterators.
This is an exact replica of our
1918 actions. Even before Armistice we were working WITH the Kraut side to occupy and subvert Russia. We wanted the Revolution to result in an Axis slave. Our meddling turned Russians against our pet Mensheviks and gave the victory to the Bolsheviks.
The same story is repeated in dozens of other countries, including China in 1946. We start a revolution or meddle in an ongoing revolution, aiming to set up a slave government. Sometimes our meddling succeeds for a while, but whether successful or not we manage to turn the PEOPLE solidly against us.
As Yeltsin was losing his mind and body to alcohol, he made one heroic move. He recommended Putin as his successor, convincing Clinton that Putin would continue blind obedience. Putin turned out to be the literal savior of Russia, solving problems FAST and turning Russia into a self-sufficient modern prosperous country, USING RUSSIAN CULTURE AND TRADITION, AND USING SOVIET SYSTEMS.
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