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Originally Posted by detbuch
Did the USSR, at one time a country with a lot of "power" crack because of an opposing hard or soft power?
Yes, without the "hard power" of US military might as a deterrence to the USSR paper tiger might, and US economic POWER, the Soviets could still be cranking.
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I didn't read the whole thing but this part did completely amused me. The USSR was a completely failed government in its final years, politically and economically.
Even without US involvement, the USSR would have eventually failed.