Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if he could. Since he is President of a Fake Democracy, I would say he already has.

Analysis | Putin says he wishes he could change the collapse of the Soviet Union. Many Russians agree.

A day after unveiling dramatic new weapons -- including a nuclear-powered cruise missile -- that sparked talk of a return to Cold War tensions, Russian president Vladimir Putin suggested that he'd reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if he could.

 From article, (A day after unveiling dramatic new weapons -- including a nuclear-powered cruise missile -- that sparked talk of a return to Cold War tensions, Russian president Vladimir Putin suggested that he'd reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if he could.

But the sentiment appears broader than that: The Levada Center's polling found that a majority of Russians felt bitterness over the end of the unified economic system, while a smaller group said that they felt Russia was no longer a superpower.

Putin has been been leader of Russia in some form or another since 2000, making him the longest serving Kremlin leader since Joseph Stalin. This week, Putin used his annual address to announce a series of new weapon technologies that he dubbed "invincible," including nuclear-powered missiles that would be difficult for conventional missile defense systems to combat.

Thursday's speech marked a new low in U.S.-Russia relations in the post-Cold War period, experts argue. Some analysts say that while Russia already had weapons that could overwhelm U.S. missile defenses if needed, the public announcement of these hi-tech weapons was likely designed to rally a domestic base ahead of the March 18 election.

Putin is easily expected to win next weekend's election, with a poll conducted last week giving him almost 70 percent — almost ten times the share of the vote of his nearest rival, a candidate from the Communist Party.

 Despite his regret about the collapse of the Soviet Union, Putin told the audience on Friday that he wouldn't want to live in any other period than the current. Asked about his dreams for the future, the Russian president said: "I want our country to be successful, powerful, stable, balanced and looking ahead.")

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