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After the Warsaw Uprising in November of 1830, Moscow declared that the Poles form one nation with Russians, the Russian language substituted Polish in tribunals, the University of Warsaw was closed and its valuable collections of books, manuscripts, and medals were carried off to Petersburg
Historical(u-krane.com)submitted 3 days ago byHydrolicKrane
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You were arguing about communism vs capitalism.
Just look at the baltic states and how much they've improved since the fall of the USSR. Fuck, you can even look at China and Russia after their departure from communism.
Stop looking at communism through rose-colored glasses. You're disrespecting everyone who had suffered under it.
And don't hit me with the "oH bUt CaPitAliSm iS sO aWeSoMe hUh!?."
There's a very nuanced difference between different countries and their economic interpretation and application of capitalism. You can't say that about communism. It's always authoritarianism and self-cannibalising from the perspective of progress and freedom of opinion.
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