No independent trade Unions exist, they are tied up to the governments party (United Russia). The Russian government even created a committee to work with Rock musicians so that they maintain the ‘party line.’ The people cannot even elect their own governors they are all ‘elected’ by Putin. Who are you to decide how citizens of other nations decide their future? The whole of Russian media is many ways starting to replicate the USSR propaganda system, why do we have large theatrical programs with children in pseudo-Soviet costumes during 23 February? It’s as if you are back in the USSR. There are constant attacks on the leaders of Ukraine and Georgia just because they decided to work with the West, not with Russia. All Russian TV channel uphold the official government line. Radio ‘Echo of Moscow’ is the single media outlet where people actually debate things. Is a country, in which every foreigner has to be ‘registered’ by a local official, not paranoid? What right does the government have to register every single person (let alone foreigners) by their place of residence? You talk about paranoia not being part of the USSR? Paranoia is still a huge part of modern Russia, let alone the USSR. Nothing except the party line was tolerated, what else is this but repression? Ever heard of the Holodomor? Well this was a direct product of your lovely Soviet state. ![]() ![]() The USSR was a totalitarian state that undermined almost every single personal liberty.
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