So Obama's on a Russian stamp.

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

It was bound to, the model just doesn't work, quite frankly I am surprised the soviet union lasted as long as it did.

It was a dead end cycle...but there was always the chance for adapting towards Market socialism which is what I think Gorbie was going to try to do before it all collapsed. Taking a look at the PRC, you have to wonder if that too will go the same way as the Soviet Union or whether the changes made under Deng will give it a greater chance of surviving in the modern era.
I mean, yes at the moment it is an economic powerhouse...but that is all built on a very very unstable system which is teetering on a cliff edge and is constantly being adjusted by the central control to prevent an inflation overdrive as they fight to close the gap between the coast and the interior.