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The Soviet Union collapsed and Russia was left with a military it could barely afford

The collapse of the Soviet Union left Russia with an enormous military inheritance but an economy struggling to maintain it. Military spending fell dramatically as Russia entered a difficult period ...
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Russia was building a nuclear supercarrier to match the US Nimitz-class — the USSR collapsed and Ukraine scrapped it at 40 percent complete

The Soviet Union began construction on the Project 1143.7 Ulyanovsk in late 1988. The Ulyanovsk was designed to be a nuclear-powered supercarrier matching the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class. The ship was ...

Meet the group preparing for a Soviet Union-type collapse of the US economy

Opinions fluctuate on the economy, but one group has a decidedly strong take.
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The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union

This brilliant account of attempts by the old guard to take back control captures the ludicrousness of it all beautifully Marxist-Leninist rule in Russia lasted 74 years, and in August 1991 it ...