> No-one in this thread seems to note this: try finding some ex-Soviet citizens who lived through 89-96 and ask them some serious questions.
If there's one thing the dissolution of the Soviet Union proved, it's that a complete economic and political collapse does not prevent people from disrupting markets. Many Western companies got their first foothold in the region during that time.
If there's one thing the dissolution of the Soviet Union proved, it's that a complete economic and political collapse does not prevent people from disrupting markets. Many Western companies got their first foothold in the region during that time.