Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. – John Adams (1814)
At least we didn't use to be a democracy.. that must be our problem.. acting like a democracy.. Those that know should spit(like Adams) when they hear the word democracy.. for democracy is MOB Rule.. always was, always will be.. The English have an excuse, they know no better.. Monarchy is another form of Mob Rule..
The problem is though that Russia never actually collapsed, it was by design... (USSR in it's old configuration was too expensive and not efficient)