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Yes, it's an old problem, but look what the United States did in just two centuries. It's nothing impossible, but the focus of Russian leadership has always been to maintain centralised power and seats, survive by antagonizing Western ambitions ( which may or may not be good ) at the cost of anyone and anything that doesn't align with Russia's interests. Realy nobody wants Russia's destruction. A destabilised Russia is even greater a concern to the US than to Russia itself.
What offenses, you have the opinion and you have the right to itIt is the fools road to demand the return of what isn't supposed to belong to you in the first place. Crying after "lost lands" and greatness is exactly the problematic political approach that causes so much conflict between Russia and its neighbours. It won't happen. Any such rhetoric is base aggression. Leave such ambitions be and focus entirely on what you have and improve, and not at the expense of other countries. Something Russia should have been doing for decades. Literaly none of the useless saber rattling has achieved anything for Russia. Russia had all the military might but where did it lead to ? Where is Russia right now ? put that into perspective for a moment and think about how much more Russia would have gained if it built on partnership, friendship, cooperation and alliances like the United States, especialy with such massive resources. Instead Russia is feared and despised by many countries and most of its neighbours. You must be smart with your ambitions not just blunt.
But how much have you seen of it ? no offense diman but I take the word of many people I've spoken to who spent most or a good portion of their lives in the Soviet Union from the 30-40s on and withnessed all the changes over the decades over the perception and perspective of just one or two persons who are probably much younger ( sorry if I assume to much ).
Sorry again, for oftp, this is my last.
The most part of the life I have lived in the USSR inside
also I saw her many sides from within,
it seems to me that my circle of contacts with people who then lived slightly more widely than yours I even had honor to communicate with the people living at the tsar,
99% considered that the USSR was better, those who didn't live at this time have other idea of life in the USSR
people the having power and money, in recent years the USSR began to have her in 1000 times more
and ordinary people became many times poorer
alas
existence of goods from the West doesn't speak about an opportunity to buy them
if there are any questions of life in the empire of evil always is glad to answer them