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To: skinowski who wrote (41590)	1/30/2026 9:25:45 AM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41606

A long time ago, still in the early 60’s, in Soviet Lithuania - at the ripe age of 15 - I asked myself a question: What would it take for the Soviet system to come to an end? The answer was obvious - any major change would have to be initiated from high up. From the Kremlin. The Soviets had extremely effective and brutal “law enforcement” organizations, and any initiative coming from the citizenry would be quickly suppressed. And, indeed, that was the way it happened - there were various dissident movements which played an important role - but ultimately, the changes started at the top. Khrushchev brought a more tolerant atmosphere - for some years, even some of the books by Solzhenitsyn were openly published. Later, Kosygin tried economic reforms (which didn’t have much effect). After a long “stagnation” under Brezhnev - and an interregnum - Gorby came to power. After a period of “Perestroyka” - eventually, the regime fell. It’s quite possible that something analogous may eventually happen in Iran. As their regime matures, it will evolve - and soften. The Bolshevik coup that brought them to power took place in 1917 - and in 1991 the regime came to an end. That is 70+ years. It’s different in every situation - but, it takes time. The Nazi Reich fell after much less time - but, at a great cost.