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The Collapse of the Soviet Union Was a Mistake

Rocky, Ivan Drago, and the virtue of rivalry

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James Doone
Dec 14, 2025
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James Doone examines the USA–USSR rivalry, civilizational vigor, and the rise of new global counterweights against liberal decay.

“The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.”

— Putin, Ruler of Russia

Firstly, a foreword to say that I, the writer, am not a communist nor do I want to see communism rise once more …

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