[Robert A Cook PE]

Right.

The Soviet Union is (now) dead.

But in 1919-1921 - Germans were reduced to scrambling in garbage piles to find coal scraps to burn.

13 years later, Hitler had re-created large parts of their Army and Air Force despite the treaty, and was rebuilding their arms industry.

16 years later, beginning from nothing and during the depression, he had them strong enough that England could not effectively oppose his occupation of Sudenland, then C-Slovakia, then eventually Poland.

Don't count out the international socialists in Russia.... yet. Reagan stopped them, but they want power back.

[RussianConservative]

Communist party official card holders 500,000 strong, that less then half one percent population. They in frenzy of joy when 18K peoples sign up this year. Also Russia 6th largest economy of G-8 (in front Italy, Canada) and grow faster then other G-8 combined. No "Hitler" come to Russia.