We will never learn.
History has a striking tendency to repeat itself over and over in regular cycles.
While the details are never the same, the over-all rhythms of social and national events recycle themselves in a pattern as predictable as the seasons. Though the methods used to determine these cycles are open to different interpretations by social historians, a clear pattern emerges from the underlying forces showing eerie parallels to what we witnessed 70 years ago. All indications say the situation in Russia will get worse before it gets better, at least to any significant degree. The current and ongoing chaos is certain to result in a tired people yearning for a new purpose and dictator-style nationalism in the coming years. Like 1920's Germany, it wishes to regain power and influence in global theater.