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What does it mean?
Solzhenitsyn characterizes the Russian transition from communism as clumsy and unlucky.
In plain terms
Russians are leaving communism in a bad way.
What can you take from it?
Political transitions can be awkward and unlucky.

Where it applies

  • historical analysis
  • current events

Putting it to work

  • analyze political transitions
  • study Russian history

Questions to consider

  • What makes a transition awkward?
  • How does history judge political changes?

Another view

This is a subjective view of complex geopolitical events.

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