Russian Federation: Was Prevention Ever Possible?

I still think that even now,Russia can "break up"..but it would take a extrodinary event to make that happen. I remember hearing when the Soviet Union collapsed,Siberia was going to sessede and form it's own country..did that really happen? Why did it fall through if it was going to happen?

Because it wasn't going to. I was right there, people talked a little about it in the kitchens, and nothing was being done, quite unsurprisingly. The concept, it's like Panarin's America breakup predictions, or the Inevitable Loss of Siberia to Asian Power du Jour meme here on AH - rubbish.
 
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I think the last time in the past it was possible would have been during the dissolution of the USSR, had, say in the 60's the RSFSR been broken up into several Republics, by the time of the dissolution the people would have enough of a national identity to want independence, rather than merging back with Russia.
 
I think the last time in the past it was possible would have been during the dissolution of the USSR, had, say in the 60's the RSFSR been broken up into several Republics, by the time of the dissolution the people would have enough of a national identity to want independence, rather than merging back with Russia.

Why would it do that in the 1960s? What are you specifically referring to? Where was the opening to do so?
 
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