[Peakoil] The collapse of the USSR as a foretaste of collapse inthe USA?

[robert and michelle preston]

Hello All
As it would apear that the USSR/ Russia peaked around 1987, so how is it 
that Russia is now seen as an energy giant at lest in the supply of liquid 
gas?
If Russia can supply large quantities of gas to Europe and turn the tap off 
as a new year gesture are they really short of the stuff. Could it be that 
the Russians faked their oil peak as a political move.  Are they just 
leaving it in the ground ( as the USA are said to have done with a field in 
Colorardo? ) hopping to stare down all the other players.  The last nation 
with sizeable oil reserves will either be the winner and new world leader or 
a big target for everyone else.   Any comments / input
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Thomas" <keith at evfit.com>
To: "'Peakoil Discussion'" <peakoil at act-peakoil.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 11:54 AM
Subject: [Peakoil] The collapse of the USSR as a foretaste of collapse inthe 
USA?


> If the end of cheap oil precipitates or coincides with an economic
> collapse, what will it look like?
>
> Dmitry Orlov visited the USSR during and after its collapse and remarks
> on the parallels between the USSR then and the USA today.
>
> Here are the notes from his address in April 2006 in New York:
>
> http://www.cluborlov.com/ClubOrlov/ConfSlides/index.html
>
> If you want more detail, there are long articles on the From the
> Wilderness site, but this site is expected to close or be reduced in
> size shortly, so catch them now while they are still available in their
> full form:
>
> http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/060105_soviet_lessons.shtml
> http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/
> 062805_soviet_lessons_part2.shtml
> http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/
> 071805_soviet_lessons_part3.shtml
>
> Be sure to get the three articles (about 15,600 words). They are
> nowhere else on the web..
> --------------------------------------------
> Keith Thomas
> www.evfit.com
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