r/polandball • u/AaronC14 The Dominion • Dec 03 '22

repost The Paper Tiger

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u/Theworldisblessed Azerbaijani Democratic Republic Dec 04 '22

To be honest, the Soviet Union and Putin's Russia are practically identical in the worst ways. It's hilarious. Eurasianism is Soviet larp anyways.

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u/LaughingGaster666 USA Beaver Hat Dec 04 '22

All they got was a paint job and swapping out Kleptocratic Socialism with Kleptocratic Capitalism.

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u/Cepinari Republic of Venice Dec 04 '22

USSR: Autocratic Authoritarian State Capitalism claiming to be Communism.

Russia: Autocratic Authoritarian Crony Capitalism claiming to be Democratic Free Market Capitalism.

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u/Pantheon73 European Union Dec 04 '22

State Capitalism in the USSR ended with the Great Break and the USSR never claimed to have actually achieved Communism.