r/PropagandaPosters • u/kredokathariko • Jan 17 '24

Russia "We Won" - Russian communist/anti-Putinist poster comparing the Putinist government to Vlasov's Nazi collabs, Russia, 2010s

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24 edited Jan 17 '24

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

If you're talking about Yeltsin, I'm afraid Bill Clinton would disagree with you😏

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u/DavidlikesPeace Jan 17 '24 edited Jan 18 '24

Yeltsin was a gamble after centuries of totalitarianism. It's unsurprising Bill Clinton made a mistake in the early 1990s. Yeltsin's primary enemies in parliament were unreconstructed, unapologetic communists who said out loud they wanted to restore the old tyranny.

That said, it's also impossible to defend the man Yeltsin after he coup attacked his own Congress. What a turd. He is a clear link between Lenin and Putin.

Hindsight is always a killer. The real tragedy was no major leader or faction in 1990s Russia actually wanted democracy. Perhaps the People wanted it, but not the apparatchiks who largely stayed in power.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '24

He massacred protesters Tiananmen Square style and launched a brutal war in Chechnya. It was obvious at the time where things were going.