The Coming Collapse of Russia (1945-2000s)

Russia is depicted as an octopus spreading its tentacles to threaten its surroundings.​

The end of the Third World War and the beginnings of the Cold War (according to some the Second Cold War or Great Cold War between the global hyperpowers), saw an increase in anti-Russian sentiment among various parts of the socio-political sphere in some parts of the World.

Especially seeing the rise of Russia on various levels: Space technology, nuclear technology, demographics, and economics, just to count a few.

Ideological, economic and political competition required propaganda, and so that the population of certain nations opposted to Russia, adopted anti-Russian thoughts to continue this global conflict (not direct conflict, but an indirect one).

Partly it all started with anti-Russian sentiment in the British Empire and later the Imperial Federation (the old propaganda still had influence in the modern world). Since Tsar Alexander III had risen to power (and later his heir, Tsar Nicholas II), Russia had broken its chains and become virtually unstoppable in the geo-political scene:

* The industrial revolution and technological modernization of Russia had solved various problems of the Russian Empire (eliminating famines, increasing the country's medical capabilities, solving army problems and major improvements in logistics).

* Increased quality of life and infrastructure.

* The Russian demographic boom and continue grow in Russian demography.

* Russian conquests of territory such as the Straits, something the British and others had actively tried to avoid in the past.

* The de-facto destruction of enemies or threats of the Russian Empire, such as the Ottomans or the Qing.

* The success of Russian Imperialism in the extension of its influence and operations throughout various parts of the world.

* The creation of a successful colonial empire.

* The creation of the New Silk Road, the Russosphere and later the Covenant of Nations.

Among many other small and large factors that added to the rise of the Russian Empire in various ways.

Perhaps another factor to consider was the still authoritarian and closed nature of Russia in political terms.

The Russian Empire had become one of the largest manufacturers in the world and various trade routes passed through its territory, moving industries from all sectors (metallurgy, tourism, financial services, manufactured products, cultural products, etc).

And yet the Russian political-cultural system was very politically unliberal. Still maintaining a monarch with broad powers in political management, the KGB and the Okhrana had remarkable power in the state, the certain militarization of society and the influence of Stalinism in Russia.

In essence, some historian-writers believe that the Russian Empire and its rise, along with other illiberal or anti-liberal tendencies such as Socialism, caused the crisis of democracy in the early 20th century.

"In Russia, an overheated market may be the fall of the Tsarist autocracy" (1941, American City Business Journals).

"The Coming Collapse of Russia" (1945, first edition).

"Russia is going to suffer an Ecological Meltdown" (1948).

"The Myth behind the Russian Miracle and Alexandrian Economic Policy" (1948).

"Russia builds her dreams and many fear a bubble" (1949, New York Times).

"Russia's social unrest" (1950, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace).

"Warnings about Russian Crash" (1951).

"1950s: Lost decade for Russia?" (1951).

"Recession Comes to Russia" (1952, The American Economist).

"The End of Stalinism and Autocracy in Russia: Reconstruction and Opening" (1953).

"Russia's GDP is 'man-made' and unreliable" (1955, New Reuters).

"Russia may crash in 9 or 12 months" (1955, William Henry Bloomberg Center).

"The Coming Collapse of Russia: 1956 Edition" (1955, second edition).

"The end of the Russian miracle" (1960).

"The Russian Syndrome: Russia's Impending Financial Collapse" (1960).

"The imminent collapse of the pyramidal economy of Russia" (1960).

"The Russian government faces a crisis of confidence" (1962).

"Russia is the Sick Man of Eurasia" (1964, Wall Street Journal).

"Russia is losing its world importance." (1964, Washington Post).

"Dramatic collapse of Russia" (1964, Forbes).

"The Great Tech War against Russia" (1964)

"The Coming Collapse of Russia: 1965 Edition" (1965, third edition).

"Challenging Russia: Smart Strategies for Dealing with Russia in the Contemporary Era" (2001).

This list is actually a small part of the long list of material that was formed after the fall of the Imperial Federation, about a 'Coming Collapse' of the Russian Empire.

Predicted for practically more than 4 decades, without the results expected by the 'Russian Watchers' or foreign experts in the Russian Empire. Due to the nature of the Russian Empire (according to some, a mystery wrapped in an enigma) and of the foreigners who see Russia, communication is not always easy. This is precisely why 'Kremlinology' (the study and analysis of Russia and its internal politics) was developed.

That is not always correct for various reasons, such as the difficulty of accessing Russian materials or the bad relations between different fields-civilizations or countries.

These statements and predictions presented before, generally tend to ignore many realities of Russia, not only as a state and a system, but as a society and civilization itself.

Although of course not every empire is eternal, the truth is that the Russian Empire under Alexander III and Nicholas II, underwent a Renewal, which has allowed them to extend their life span (which is why practically the Russian Empire survived many other empires such as the German, Ottoman, British, French, etc).

And we could analyze the results of these efforts later, specifically with the analysis of the development of the Covenant, the demographic history of the Russian Empire (1930-1980), the 'New China' or Mongol Empire rhetoric, and the cold war period.

"The difficulty in understanding the Russian is that we do not take cognizance of the fact that he is not a European, but an Asiatic, and therefore thinks deviously. We can no more understand a Russian than a Chinaman o Japanese, and from what I have seen of them, I have no particular desire to understand them, except to ascertain how much lead or iron it takes to kill them. In addition to his other Asiatic characteristics, the Russian has no regard for human life and is and all out son of a bitch, barbarian, and chronic drunk"

-George S. Patton.

(OOC: Statement of August 8-of-1945 by Patton, as quoted in 2002 book, General Patton: A Soldier's Life by Stanley P. Hirshson)

"We western people, the White civilization, we have been ruling the world since the Industrial Revolution… We were the masters of how technology was working … if we are no longer the standard-setting of the civilized people of the World, we will not rule the 21st century."

-How many British top-diplomats see Russian rise (competition between the British and their allies or others against the Russian Empire).

"We can't dictate how Russia is governed. But we can and must engineer events, so that we help those who want to free Russia to do so."

-Author of the book "Russian Coup: The Great Shock towards Freedom".

The question is, free from who?