| ▲ | nine_k 9 hours ago | |
The key thing for me here is that Yeltsin apparently falsified a lot of elections, including his own, to keep the right people in power. Economic liberalization (which had quite an effect) while holding the political reins tightly is very much like the Chinese communists acted during Deng Xiaoping's tenure. The Chinese managed to bring somehow wiser people to top though, it seems. Yeltsin may have used Communists as a scare during his campaign. But today's Russia is in hands of a former Communist dictator, much like today's China is in the hands of a career-Communist dictator. | ||
| ▲ | cyberax 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> The key thing for me here is that Yeltsin apparently falsified a lot of elections, including his own, to keep the right people in power. No, he didn't. The 1996 elections were honest, with maybe slight irregularities in favor of his _opponent_. There is statistical analysis by a professional mathematician: https://www.electoral.graphics/en-us/Home/Articles/sergei-sh... It _is_ correct to say that Yeltsin fought a very dirty campaign, using "dark cash" (the infamous "Xerox box") and unfair agreements with the major media owners. | ||
| ▲ | pessimizer 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> The key thing for me here is that Yeltsin apparently falsified a lot of elections, including his own, to keep the right people in power. The US helped with that. | ||