• ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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    5 hours ago

    The Russian psyche is one of pessimistic resignation. Its also true that Russia has never experienced free democracy. There are many who believe the fall of the USSR was a terrible thing and they blame “democracy” for their current circumstances. This is part of why Putin gets away with authoritarianism.

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      4 hours ago

      Non sequitur that has absolutely nothing to do with the validity of the graph.