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Unlike the Soviet Union, which has Russia at its core, the United States has no such core.

And, there are many who said that the soviet collapse was planned by the Politboro as early as Stalin’s death, and the fact that Putin and other thugs run the ex soviet states are evidence of this. By collapsing, the Russians were able to cause their greatest enemy to weaken.

However, the Russians still retain their core, and still control most of their near abroad (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, ect)

I think what’s going to happen is the dissolution of the United States as a political and economic entity.... There isn’t something similar to that in the United States. It’s really a bunch of territories, very disjointed territories held together by Washington. So if Washington fails then it’s not clear what is going to hold these territories together.

Orlov is wrong. the USA still has significant power held at the local level. The Communists in Russia destroyed everything - local gov't, responsiblity, Church, family. All they had was "the Center." When that collapsed, there was a vacuum. Local power and responsibility is the key to freedom, and faith in society - decisions made at the local level.

Certainly, this is eroding every day, and Obama is quickening the pace. We must get back to States rights and more responsibility to local Government.

there are many who said that the soviet collapse was planned by the Politboro as early as Stalin’s death, and the fact that Putin and other thugs run the ex soviet states are evidence of this. By collapsing, the Russians were able to cause their greatest enemy to weaken.

The Russian bear isn't dead. It's just been in hibernation.

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

In a bizarre 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