Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR)which dominated the world political scene as an equal socialist force against the capitalist US and other countries collapsed by the end of the 1980s and extinguished itself by the resignation of Michael Gorbacheb, USSR President on 23rd December 1991.
USSR was a bulwark against capitalism. Within years of overthrow of Czar and formation of USSR in 1917 after the October Revolution, USSR grew in strength, new inventions, space journey etc. It stopped the US attack on Cuba. It defended India at the time of Bangladesh war when US was supporting pakistan. The Red Army took the dominant role in defeating the Nazi Hitler.It helped many countries to get freedom before and after the II World War. The toiling masses all over the world looked to USSR with hope.
Unfortunately, the inner controversies and other significat factors led to its collapse. USSR was divided in to many states which left Communism behind.
Though USSR has collapsed, the memory of the same still inspires many. I was thinking that if the USSR was not collapsed what would be the world position today?