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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I would think that a lot of the sentiments are back. They're not a command based economy, its more a combination of a corruption backed by government form of economy.
This all certainly isn't about the Soviets driving mantra of World Socialism in our lifetime, even though that was a bit of BS.
This is about Russia having a don't mess with texas attitude combined with a security concerns strategy, and if it destabilizes NATO then that's an added bonus.
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From what I've seen the economy in the region is becoming very command based. Russia is literally buying up the industries of the former Soviet states.
The Russian military strategy has always been about building buffers around its major cities. Moscow is in the middle of a giant plane. It's pretty impossible to defend. The only strategy is to have a buffer you can withdraw from and use to slowly bleed out an invading army.
Russia is also about the long game. They'll spend decades taking back one territory at a time.
I'm quite shocked they are being so military aggressive. Their plan of taking over the economies and political structures of their neighbors seemed to be working.