1. TheRomanSlayer

    On the net, do you believe that Communism was a good deal or a bad deal for Eastern Europe, excluding the former Soviet space?

    And the funny part is that the slur 'Tatar' is often used against both Bulgarians and Russians. Example: "Scratch a Russian, and you find a Tatar" was one of those sayings that describe Russians because of how they were mixed with the Mongols when the latter had occupied the former. "Bugari...
  2. TheRomanSlayer

    On the net, do you believe that Communism was a good deal or a bad deal for Eastern Europe, excluding the former Soviet space?

    Ultimately, communism has placed Eastern Europe in a much worse situation in that Western European companies are able to engage in a certain level of economic exploitation that may end up making things worse for certain nations of that region. Major Austrian timber firm accused of illegal...
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