Gorbachov went to the West with a begging bowl and cap in hand, and was told to go home. The USSR then broke up in what Putin called the biggest geo-political mistake ever. People (in the West) here can make as much fun out of the China and the Chinese as they like, but it is the Russians they have to watch because Russia will soon want its empire back. The all conquering Russians are now even claiming the North Pole as part of their territory. Would you not want the Chinese on your side when this happens?