AH Challenge: Soviet Revival?

How can we get it so that the Soviet's fortunes are reversed? Here's what I'm looking for here:

1. The various republics don't split off
2. They are some how able to make an economic recovery (think China here)
3. Improved standard of living
4. Improved international relations.
 
no stalin,hopefully no trotsky either

or you could have a more benificial resolution of the cuban crises for the soviets allowing kruskhuv (sp) to stay in power longer and sloowly make his reforms , turning soviet russia into a quasi-chinise-one party-capitalist with socialist window dressing state
 
How can we get it so that the Soviet's fortunes are reversed? Here's what I'm looking for here:

1. The various republics don't split off
2. They are some how able to make an economic recovery (think China here)
3. Improved standard of living
4. Improved international relations.
#2 and #4 are mutually contradictory targets. International standing of Russia (or at lest Western perception of it) is best one country as it's weakest and can't pursue independent policy.
 
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