[Zhang Fei]

Putin: “First and foremost it is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.”

[dangus]

He was referring to dissolution, not the democratization.

[riri]

He sees it from a completely different perspective,now, I would guess. I would imagine he can now look in hindsight and see what has brought our destruction and also what, at one time, built our successes. I have to wonder if he believes he can rebuild learning from watching our destruction. As noted, he is not an ideologue.

I have to say, if you are Russian you are probably feeling a bit more optimistic about the future than any American who knows what is happening around them.

[Olog-hai]

That’s the former KGB agent’s whole animus and motivator.

[tcrlaf]

“Putin: “First and foremost it is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.””

For Russia...

For many it’s former client states, it ushered in The Great Age.

For others, they still haven’t recovered, mainly due to internal division and strife.