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"Communism died slowly. Soviet officials and the population alike referred to zastoi, or 'stagnation.' We know now that it was really decay. Repeated crises, usually because the governments could not deliver economic benefits, produced cycles of reform and repression. Each time, though, the distance between the party and the people grew." - Condoleezza Rice
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