I would make the argument the USSR collapsing wasnt actually like a bad thing for the goals of the USSR. When you look at it from the perspective of like international socialism what the USSR did was basically contain and restrict the US post WW2, and offer itself as a sacrficial lamb while doing so. It spread socialism, stopped the empire from getting total global dominance, tried out a ton of stuff to show future socialist projects what to do, and not to do. Then it collapsed which made the west let their guard down.
The USSR might not still be around physically but its actions and their consequences ripply through time and have massive beneficial effects. Id bet money too that in 100 years all former soviet states will be socialist again. Even if not in the form of the USSR again. Assuming the US doesnt decide to do its own samson option anyway.
I would make the argument the USSR collapsing wasnt actually like a bad thing for the goals of the USSR. When you look at it from the perspective of like international socialism what the USSR did was basically contain and restrict the US post WW2, and offer itself as a sacrficial lamb while doing so. It spread socialism, stopped the empire from getting total global dominance, tried out a ton of stuff to show future socialist projects what to do, and not to do. Then it collapsed which made the west let their guard down.
The USSR might not still be around physically but its actions and their consequences ripply through time and have massive beneficial effects. Id bet money too that in 100 years all former soviet states will be socialist again. Even if not in the form of the USSR again. Assuming the US doesnt decide to do its own samson option anyway.
I like the bloomer optimism, I’ll be thinking of it from now on when I get all
I largely agree, the west achieved a Pyrrhic victory over the Soviet Union.