Soviet boomer nostalgia is a real phenomenon, because - in stark contrast to the US - Soviet boomers got screwed particularly hard by the collapse.
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Yes, but that was already collapsing in the 1980's and was heavily tied to the specific cohort that was born in the 1920's and 1930's. The Gorbachev alcohol prohibition propped it up a bit, but when that ended mortality spiked again.
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A lot of people like to tie it to shock therapy, but that massive a wave of heart failure in the 50-60 range is very much a lifetime of stress catching up to people.
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