Gorbachev said that the Russian democracy was only for show. He said to the politburo in 1989 that it was to lure us to sleep. He probably didn't realize that once we were asleep that Russia would no longer be Russian.
And even today there are those that claim that we defeated communism. All one has to do is to listen to Rush, Hannity and other talk-show hosts. What a laugh - we have become arrogant, complacent and think that we can replace unity with diversity. Good luck.