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Back in the days of the soviet union, the countries of eastern europe, being under the control of the ussr, would call their states "people's republics." the sham that is currently going on in the states of the former soviet union is due to the fact that the politicians in power are eager to polish up their image abroad.
-Garry Kasparov
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Back In The Days Of The Soviet

Garry Kasparov
Back in the days of the soviet union, the countries of eastern europe, being under the control of the ussr, would call their states "people's republics." the sham that is currently going on in the states of the former soviet union is due to the fact that the politicians in power are eager to polish up their image abroad.
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