The disintegration of the USSR was worse than the worst expectations.

Axar.az reports this was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his speech.

"The consequences of the ineffective economic policy in the USSR have also affected the political sphere. Indeed, the consequences of the collapse were worse than people thought," Putin said.

Putin drew parallels between the USSR and the European Union:

“Although there are significant differences, it is possible to draw some parallels between the USSR and the European Union. The number of decisions of the European Parliament for all EU countries exceeds the number of binding decisions made by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in relation to the Soviet republics. The Soviet Union was also a single country, sufficiently centralized, and the European Union is not such an organization. "