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Your splitting hairs. Russia was the center and power of the soviet union. After the fall of the USSR , Europe never allowed Russia to join in any of its raindeer games. She was excluded from Europe , an outcast. Instead of embracing her as a friend they used Russia as an enemy they didnt allow her into the EU. Russia was shunned. Russia never really had to depend on the West. She is doing fine even after the harshest econmic sanctions that have ever been used against her. the fact that Russia is still viable is testament to the fact that she doesnt need the west , In fact Putin said he is done with them . No more trade . so its a mutual breakup .The Soviet Union survived that long without the west.
It was a lot larger than Russia.
And it did ultimately collapse from within.