This quiz is based on Lex Fridman podcast with Stephen Kotkin who is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history.

The discussion ponders if Russia might disintegrate or become a failed state by 2033 due to numerous crises including economic disparity, military impasse in Ukraine, and internal instability. It explores Russia's history, geopolitical motives, expansionist tendencies, internal tensions, and present challenges, arguing that the possibility of a Soviet-style breakup should not be dismissed.