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Communism was the system that made russia the superpower it is today, and was far from the only factor in the downfall of the ussr, which was an incredibly undemocratic move brought about by gorbachev and hid cooperation with american companies. If 'generating wealth' is more important to you than the livelihood and wellbeing of the people you might want to reconsider your stance on the purpose of an economy
Russia was a superpower because it has 30% of the world's natural resources.
it still has plenty of resources, but some events led to destroying all the factories so it's now a shell of "its" former self, hmmm i wonder which ones