Special edition of the France 24 Debate marking the 30th #anniversary of the dissolution of the #SovietUnion. Growing up, it seemed the zero sum game of the #ColdWar would last forever. What did we see coming? What did we miss as supplies ran low, stuff broke down - like the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - the Red Army suffered setbacks in Afghanistan and the party's grip started to loosen in the far reaches of an empire that stretched eleven time zones.

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