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Arguably the values of [[individualism]], [[chivalry]], [[opportunity cost]], and [[meritocracy]] persisted in the vast nation through this board game. | Arguably the values of [[individualism]], [[chivalry]], [[opportunity cost]], and [[meritocracy]] persisted in the vast nation through this board game. | ||
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| + | [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], who presided over the breakup, was a devotee of [[chess]].<ref>https://en.chessbase.com/post/che-for-peace-with-mikhail-gorbachev</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:48, June 19, 2021
Chess was popular in Russia among elites prior to the communist takeover, and one of the ironies of history is that the communist dictators spread the conservative game of chess to the masses. Every household in Russia had a chess set.[1]
Arguably the values of individualism, chivalry, opportunity cost, and meritocracy persisted in the vast nation through this board game.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the breakup, was a devotee of chess.[2]