I like the headline, as if inflation something Karen can complain to a manager about.
Once you understand the Soviet Union fell apart after a failed coup when their new leader tried to give more rights back to the states, the reasons for things like the insurrection become clearer.
>The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, occurring between 19 and 21 August 1991, was an attempt by the SCSE to take control of the country from then President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. The SCSE were hard-line members of the Communist Party (CPSU) who were opposed to Gorbachev's reform program and the new union treaty he had negotiated, which dispersed much of the central government's power to the republics. The coup collapsed after only two days, and although Gorbachev was restored as president, his authority was irreparably damaged and he became less influential outside of Moscow. The event destabilized the Soviet Union and many speculate that it played a role in both the demise of the CPSU and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. After the coup failed, the seven living members of the SCSE were arrested.
It's gonna be interesting times, given many millennials barely made it out of the last recession with any savings whatsoever.
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[ 10.8 ms ] story [ 740 ms ] threadOnce you understand the Soviet Union fell apart after a failed coup when their new leader tried to give more rights back to the states, the reasons for things like the insurrection become clearer.
>The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, occurring between 19 and 21 August 1991, was an attempt by the SCSE to take control of the country from then President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. The SCSE were hard-line members of the Communist Party (CPSU) who were opposed to Gorbachev's reform program and the new union treaty he had negotiated, which dispersed much of the central government's power to the republics. The coup collapsed after only two days, and although Gorbachev was restored as president, his authority was irreparably damaged and he became less influential outside of Moscow. The event destabilized the Soviet Union and many speculate that it played a role in both the demise of the CPSU and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. After the coup failed, the seven living members of the SCSE were arrested.
It's gonna be interesting times, given many millennials barely made it out of the last recession with any savings whatsoever.
Wut now?