Putin recovers the roller from the USSR

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Russia fares better than the Russians, who always have a comparison with the past. The brightness and certain prosperity of urban Russia are in stark contrast to the drab Soviet realities that many still remember. Russians today live with less fear than under Stalin, face less stagnation than under Brezhnev, and plan their lives with less uncertainty than under Gorbachev. Going back to the USSR is not on the table. But in less than a year the regime of Vladimir Putin has canceled