Putin calls Soviet collapse a tragedy for tens of millions
The Russian president said the country's post-Soviet transformation remains an ongoing process.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union was a tragedy for tens of millions of people, according to remarks reported by TASS.
Putin described Russia's path since then as a complicated process of fundamental transformation that he said is still ongoing today. He did not specify new policy measures in connection with the remarks, which were framed as a broader reflection on the country's recent history.
The Soviet Union dissolved in December 1991, splitting into fifteen independent states and ending nearly seven decades of centralized communist rule. The breakup reshaped the geopolitical map of Eastern Europe and Central Asia and remains a recurring reference point in Russian political discourse.
Putin has referred to the Soviet collapse in similar terms on previous occasions, describing it as a major upheaval for the populations affected by the sudden economic and social disruption that followed. Critics of the Soviet system have offered different assessments of the same period, often emphasizing the political freedoms gained after 1991.
TASS did not report additional details on the context in which the comments were made.
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- Soviet Union’s collapse is tragedy for tens of millions — Putin — TASS (Russia)
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