re: #149 lawhawk
I’d argue that the Soviets failed the long game. They couldn’t sustain themselves economically no matter how much their psyops and conintel efforts were successful from time to time.
Putin is not out for world domination, his agenda is more centered on re-establishing the old Russian Empire. And his people seem to be better educated on how to use media and spread (dis)information than Americans, who get their info from Fox News of their Twitter/FB feed.