[mym]

==One more time, mym (May this resonate deep within your tormented psyche)==

I've nothing against Ronald Reagan, he's a great politician.

But I do remember perestroika (1985-1991). My father was kicked from Communistic Party of USSR in 1988 when he said something anti-communistic. That meaned the end of his career.
USSR mainly stayed on enthusiasm after revolution in 1917 and after WW2. But by 1980 people tired, many were disappointed. So called 'zastoy' (stagnation) leaded to perestroika.

I remember so.

[aug645]

I apologize for my crass, rude comments. I thought you were a troll. :-)

[RichardW]

I come down in the middle of this argument. I admired Reagan, voting for him twice and he had a backbone which made a huge difference. I also am very glad that Gorbachov came to power and put in place policies that ultimately led to the break-up of the Soviet Union. The system was rotten to the core and one can only wonder what Russia today would be like if Lenin had not been sent to Russia during WWI by the Germans who wanted to destabalize Russia and take her out of the war. This would be the ultimate law of unintended consequences.

[Moonman62]

But by 1980 people tired, many were disappointed. So called 'zastoy' (stagnation)

We had the same thing in America. It was called Jimmy Carter.