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International: April 25, 2005

Soviet Collapse a Tragedy - Putin says

Although Putin has been going in this directino for sometime, this appears to be his strongest statement in favor of the former Soviet Union:

In his annual state of the nation address to parliament and the country's top political leaders, Putin said the Soviet collapse was "a genuine tragedy" for Russians.

"First and foremost it is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century," Putin said. "As for the Russian people, it became a genuine tragedy. Tens of millions of our fellow citizens and countrymen found themselves beyond the fringes of Russian territory.


Posted by tim at April 25, 2005 7:23 AM




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