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Actually it did went ok for Russia - they got half of Europe and became one of world's two dominating powers.

Then collapsed into poverty, recovered slightly, got put under harsh sanctions, and are currently experiencing poverty again.

And there was that whole "20 million dead during the war" bit. I'd think they'd want to play it safe!

(Edit: I guess that by "they" I mean "Putin and company" -- they have a lot of popular support, but it's hard to say how much is real and how much is self-seeking or the like.)

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