Russian state media talking about polls asking if Russians miss Soviet Union, want it revived

[highplainsdem]

From Russian media analyst Julia Davis:

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While Trump keeps bashing NATO & reportedly contemplating US withdrawal, #Russia's state-controlled media is discussing polls asking the Russians whether they miss the the Soviet Union (66% do) and whether they would like to see it revived (50% would). Two sides of the same coin.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Russians and Russian media are ALWAYS asking themselves that and have been since Jan. 1, 1992.

[Turbineguy]

2. What?

They think the oligarchs will give the assets back?

It will have to be 1917 all over again.

[highplainsdem]

4. I think that in this case "Soviet Union" is just shorthand for "old Eastern Bloc borders."

Putin, and apparently a lot of Russians, want a Russian empire.

[bdamomma]

3. check this list

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-highest-gdp.html


Countries With The Highest GDP
GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. Although it can be measured per capita, by this list it is in terms of the entire country.

Countries With the Highest GDP
Rank Country GDP (USD, Millions) Source: International Monetary Fund
1 United States 18,569,100
2 China 11,218,281
3 Japan 4,938,644
4 Germany 3,466,639
5 United Kingdom 2,629,188
6 France 2,463,222
7 India 2,256,397
8 Italy 1,850,735
9 Brazil 1,798,622
10 Canada 1,529,224
11 South Korea 1,411,246
12 Russia 1,280,731
13 Australia 1,258,978
14 Spain 1,232,597
15 Mexico 1,046,002
16 Indonesia 932,448
17 Turkey 857,429
18 Netherlands 771,163
19 Switzerland 659,850
20 Saudi Arabia 639,617
21 Argentina 545,124
22 Taiwan 528,550
23 Sweden 511,397
24 Poland 467,591
25 Belgium 466,960