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You might find this interesting. The author doesn't buy into the "militarism caused the USSR to implode" theme so much. He has a book about it.

http://www.energybulletin.net/node/23259

http://www.amazon.com/Reinventing-Collapse-Example-American-Prospects/dp/0865716064

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by rdf (robert.feinman@gmail.com) on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 01:18:08 PM EST
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I love Orlov's stuff, quite entertaining, though if you look at slide 5, I'm not sure he doesn't by the fact that militarism did the SU in...

"C'est un scandale !"
by redstar on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 01:27:47 PM EST
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Ok, this is officially a phenomenon in search of a name:  

The routine act of linking to Dmitry Orlov's "Closing the Collapse Gap" slideshow on ET when the subject of the fall of the USSR arises.  

[Dmitry Orlov's Collapse Gap TechnologyTM]

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Wed Jul 16th, 2008 at 01:48:24 PM EST
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a case of "Orlov's dog"?

(as in a reflexive response, that is)

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...

by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 03:43:48 PM EST
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Brilliant.  

Nice to "see" you here!

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Thu Jul 17th, 2008 at 04:00:27 PM EST
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