Evening with Vladimir Solovyov (№ 421190)

The main thing is one thing. The Soviet Union was the only power, the hypostasis of the Russian Empire, which was in second place in terms of economy. And on a full scale, it was a superpower. But every time Russia, hated by the West, does not have the second place in the world, but has the 7th, the Crimean scenario arises. In which any association of Western countries and any powerful coalition causes Russia a lot of problems. Of course, nuclear weapons dramatically alleviate the situation, but they are no less ... Hence, the question is that the great achievement of Bolshevism was that at the cost of this very democracy, i.e., chatter, it managed to bring the country from 7th place to second. And win the war.