I hope so, but look how long the Soviet Union lasted
I've studied Russia, I speak the language (passably), and I've been. Russians are a lot different than Americans. We have a fierce independent streak that they simply lack. Russians are used to SOMEone being in a position of absolute authority: First the czars, then the communists... now the Putins of their world, someone has always held absolute and unchecked authority. That is not an experience we have had (until Obama), so we are not conditioned to submit. We are conditioned to fight back.