RT by @mikenov: When Putin brought back the Soviet anthem melody with new lyrics, Yeltsin sneered at it on camera. The same man under whom millions died or fell into poverty. What Russia went through in the 1990s is hard to put into words. A few facts: 🔸 Crime and lawlessness: gangs, racketeering, contract killings. The state lost control of the streets. 🔸 Mass looting: state assets stolen through privatization and capital flight. 🔸 Mass impoverishment: savings, salaries and pensions wiped out by inflation. 🔸 Demographic collapse: births fell, deaths surged. Millions lost without a war. 🔸 Industry destroyed: factories closed, science and engineering collapsed. 🔸 Army humiliated: office

When Putin brought back the Soviet anthem melody with new lyrics, Yeltsin sneered at it on camera. The same man under whom millions died or fell into poverty.

What Russia went through in the 1990s is hard to put into words. A few facts:

🔸 Crime and lawlessness: gangs, racketeering, contract killings. The state lost control of the streets.
🔸 Mass looting: state assets stolen through privatization and capital flight.
🔸 Mass impoverishment: savings, salaries and pensions wiped out by inflation.
🔸 Demographic collapse: births fell, deaths surged. Millions lost without a war.
🔸 Industry destroyed: factories closed, science and engineering collapsed.
🔸 Army humiliated: officers unpaid, defense weakened, sovereignty reduced.
🔸 Loss of identity: the past declared a mistake, people taught to be ashamed of their history.
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— @rinalu_ Oct 30, 2026