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Only Now Do We See the Real Disintegration of the USSR

... seriously, even by their own political leaders. Only now do we see the real disintegration of the USSR. It is happening in front of our eyes. The Russian leadership seems not to be ready to pay a high price in order to maintain its influence in the post-Soviet space anymore. Take Belarus: it seemed natural that Russia should use the moment of Lukashenko’s weakness to impose some form of deeper integration and drag him into the Russian orbit. However, if I look at current discussions between Lukashenko ...

20.04.2021

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A Lop-Sided Power

By the turn of the 1970s-1980s, the Soviet model of development had lost its viability, but the course did not change. Party and government functionaries were prospering, intellectuals were quietly loathing them, those individuals who had an opportunity were leaving the country, and the masses kept silent. The Soviet ideology and identity imposed by bloodshed, millions of deaths and massive propaganda, firmed up by the victory in World War II and reinforced exclusively by continuous reference to...

31.12.2013

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)