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Everyone thinks that the USSR's government was as innocent as a child.

I wouldn't say that. People might have thought that in Soviet times, when criticizing politicians was forbidden, and there was heavy propaganda. Now, everyone who is even slightly familiar with history knows about Stalin's repressions, knows that totalitarianism existed in the Soviet Union, and so on. Moreover, totalitarianism in the USSR is even disputed these days, but let's not delve into the intricacies of domestic history.

Because of the chaos that the Bolsheviks created.

Chaos? Wasn't it during the Soviet era that the USSR became the second superpower in the world? Wasn't it during the Soviet era that the scientific and military potential of the state increased significantly? Wasn't it during the Soviet era that the geopolitical influence of the Soviet Union could only be compared to the influence of the United States? Moreover, all this is characteristic of the reign of Stalin, who has become so popular to criticize these days.

Russia was almost defenseless, which Hitler readily took advantage of and killed another 40 million!

The USSR was not ready for war (according to the official version), but it was by no means defenseless. Poland and France were defenseless, for example. And here, I wouldn't blame the Bolsheviks first and foremost. After all, no one can say with certainty what the situation would have been in 1941 if the 1917 revolution had not taken place in Russia.

That's when it all started - mutual hatred!

Well, what did you expect? The arms race began, the confrontation between the two superpowers, and both sides had to somehow justify themselves to the people and portray the "guilty" rival and only him. Here, everything is quite logical, both on the part of the United States and on the part of the USSR.

But I don't care what people think about the USSR anymore, it's long gone.

Nevertheless, Russia officially recognizes itself as the state that continues the former USSR. And a certain tension between the two countries still exists, albeit insignificant compared to the Cold War, and as long as it exists, there will always be ordinary Americans who do not like Russians and ordinary Russians who do not like Americans.