People living in the fallen Soviet Union in 1991 were told by western market fundamentalists that a life of freedom, peace and prosperity awaited them now that the free market was coming to town. Now, 25 years later, a Gallop poll survey found that 51% say they prefer to return to socialism. This does not mean people were uncritical of socialism. It just means that it was a better way of life on the whole for most of them.
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