When exactly did Russia/USSR ever have a strong military? They outlasted Nazi's thanks to their bitter cold winters and Germany having a eastern and western front to do battle on. Reagan then bankrupted them (not a hard thing to do with a corrupt inefficient economic system) by outspending USSR on bombs, bullets and battleships. Last 20 years Oligarch's outspent their military on Yachts!!!!!!! Now they can even get a close neighbor to roll over on them. Suckas.