The day before was another anniversary of the formation of the USSR (the agreement was signed on December 30, 1922).

Putin is drinking a commemorative drink and sees himself as the resuscitator of the corpse of a short-term world "pole" that has already decomposed.

But do you know why Russia, unlike the USSR, will not become a world superpower, despite its nuclear arsenal, territory, and ambitions?

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