[Ohioan]

Russia may still have ambitions, to be sure. But Putin has succeeded in reversing the Bolshevik cultural pursuits of his people. To pretend otherwise is to miss the opportunity to reawaken traditional patriotism in the West, by embracing the change of direction in Russia as basically a good thing.

That does not mean going along with anything in particular. All issues must be separately analyzed. But a Russia that is openly traditionally Russian, rather than pushing a Leftist world order--such as Clinton & Obama offer--is a Blessing.

[dfwgator]

Let’s see how Putin chooses to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution next year.

[ETL]

But a Russia that is openly traditionally Russian, rather than pushing a Leftist world order--such as Clinton & Obama offer--is a Blessing.

I'm not 100% convinced that Russia is truly done with their vision for a communist world government. They are, after all, the grand masters of deception.

Something to consider as at least a possibility...

Did Communism Fake Its Own Death in 1991?
American Thinker ^ | January 16, 2010 | Jason McNew

In a [] 1984 book [New Lies for Old], ex-KGB Major Anatoliy Golitsyn predicted the liberalization of the Soviet Bloc and claimed that it would be a strategic deception. ..."

"Golitsyn's argument was that beginning in about 1960, the Soviet Union embarked on a strategy of massive long-range strategic deception which would span several decades and result in the destruction of Western capitalism and the erection of a communist world government."

"Golitsyn published his second book, The Perestroika Deception, after the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991. This book contained further analysis of the liberalization, in addition to previously classified memoranda submitted by Golitsyn to the CIA. The two books must be read together to get a complete picture of Golitsyn's thesis."

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/did_communism_fake_its_own_dea.html
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Link to read "New Lies for Old" online:
https://archive.org/details/GolitsynAnatoleTheNewLiesForOldOnes
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Link to read "The Perestroika Deception" online:
https://archive.org/details/pdfy-TVvzZzfXiMBkMdvD