Russia the new Wild-West, this time in the East

One of the immediate consequences of Reagan's irresponsible policies towards the (at the time) USSR was the colapse of governemnt and other structures that maintained order (albeit corrupt) in that country.

Changes were needed in the USSR, no question about that. The question clearly was and is: what kind of changes?

The 90's colapse of USSR was - it is clear now - the worst option. Of course it served USA's interests by clearly declaring them the winning power in the cold war, but it did not help the people that most needed help: the citizens of the former USSR.

Another clear example of the chaos that was created is the banalization of Journalist assassinations, with 130 Journalists assassinated after 1991 (the date of the collapse of the USSR)(1).

This has created a climate where Journalists are afraid to do their work and bend easily to "unknown" interests in order to keep their jobs or even their lifes!

(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3860299.stm