2. The original personal values and world outlook based on the socialist ideal collapsed, and the self-positioning was chaotic, making it difficult to quell social unrest for a while; Xenophobia is rampant and populism is on the rise. Today, organizations that strongly exclude foreigners, such as skinheads, are growing in Russia, and most of the participants are young people, which brings great hidden dangers to social security.
3. Economically, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, etc. It was the main source of food and daily necessities in Russia during the Soviet period. After independence from the Commonwealth of Independent States, this source was blocked, which led to a decline in the quality of life of the Russian people and the loss of Russian commodity markets and raw materials. This has aggravated the abnormal development of Russian economic structure and squeezed the space for Russian economic development.
4. Politically, Russia's overall strength has declined, its geopolitical sphere of influence has been greatly reduced, and it no longer has the comprehensive strength to compete with the United States; At the same time, western countries have increased their penetration, and the enlargement of the European Union and the color revolution in eastern European countries have greatly weakened Russia's political influence.
5. In the history of institutional development, this is a major setback for the development of socialism. (I don't think this is the so-called system retrogression)