In hindsight the Russians whete never a massive threat

But that's the benefit of history and of looking at things at the

Living in the moment and going through that history it's a very different story

The Soviet Union would never have defeated Nazi Germany on the battlefield without the support in terms of resources

From the United States and the British keeping the Russians supplied and in the fight

Also for the Russians the 20th century was a horror show millions of its citizens died in two world wars

And due to its geography it led to the retardation of its economic growth and development

Under the Soviet regime and under imperial Russia