Since he missed 1989 disintegration of country he served as a secret service guy - i doubt that his predictions about US are anything but a means to sell his books.
From what i read in wiki he appears to be typical Stalinist who hates US for winning cold war. So not only accuracy but objectivity of his predictions is questionable too. And he is not alone in his imperialistic views, so financially his books are sure success in Russia.
I am not American but i fail to notice quarrels between people from different US states.
So financial problems aside, US will surely join other non-existing historical great powers in limbo of dusty history books (or dusty historical hologram crystals). But something tells me that it is not soon and anyway Russian federation would be there long before it happens.


[edit on 6-11-2009 by ZeroKnowledge]

I've seen a lot about this guy's "prophecy" of an imminent breakup of the United States. When he "first" came out and said this in January, I think, I read that he's been making the same prediction every year, for many years now. I remember reading too that he predicted that the Soviet Union was going to outlast the United States. And we know how that turned out.

This guy was just quacking away on Russia Today. Any and all doom and gloomers, as long as Russia isn´t mentioned, get airtime with them. RT is only a hairs breadth higher in journalistic credability, than Press TV.

Unless I am mistaken I think this guy is way off track.

I have traveled and lived and worked in many US states and everyone I work with loves their country.

American Flag tattos and all.

I've spent quite some time on a few Russian fora. It looks like predicting gloom and doom for the US is a favorite pastime for some of that country's population, -- really, to the point of ridiculous. Sensationalism seems to sell well there, and there is no shortage of prophets who predict the date and the modality of the US' demise. Bleh.

if we split, the Atlantic America won't get stuck with the @ssholes in DC will we? I sure hope not.

Please!
This country is nowhere near civil war, despite the delusional right wingers.
He's one of those guys that makes a living off of people appetite for doom and suffering.
By the way, I think it's pronounced "Eyegor".
Har har.

Seriously.

The guy really needs to start looking in his own backyard for the boogyman. China wont even need to fight a war.

They'll just buy the territory.

In 2018 Russia will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Russian schholars predicting the imminent demise of the US and capitalism.
But their scholars aren't fee to criticize their own system openly.

Americans scholars don't bother with these predictions. They just watch it happen.

Russia is losing 3/4 of a million in population. A Mafia runs the country and robs it blind. Their infrastructure is badly deteriorating. A constant brain and financial drain as the most ambitious and entrepreneurial flee.


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Originally posted by OldDragger


Please!
This country is nowhere near civil war, despite the delusional right wingers.
He's one of those guys that makes a living off of people appetite for doom and suffering.
By the way, I think it's pronounced "Eyegor".
Har har.

Well if war is predicted by the end of 2009, someone better get busy. As far as the "delusional right wingers" comment you made, clearly your a "delusional left winger" and both you and your buddies on the right all need to be sent to the same island! We are sick of all of you!