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Soviet power had been firmly established everywhere in the old Russian empire.
蘇維埃的力量已經穩固地遍布老俄羅斯帝國
A network of Eastern European client states buffered the USSR from the capitalist West.
東歐附庸國成為了蘇聯與資本主義西方的緩沖地帶
The military/industrial complex built at such great cost by Stalin had let the Soviet Union to prevail in the Great Patriotic War against Germany.
斯大林不惜成本建造起來的軍工綜合體使得蘇聯在蘇聯衛國戰爭中戰勝德國
Even though Stalin had been forced to spout temporarily patriotic Russian rhetoric,
雖然斯大林不得不滔滔不絕地重復臨時的愛國主義說辭
eventual victory over Germany only reinforced the Soviet regime's prestige.
但最終戰勝德國增強了蘇維埃政權的威望
After the war, Soviet technology caught up with American when the USSR produced a nuclear bomb in 1949.
戰后，蘇維埃的科學技術也追趕上了美國，蘇聯于1949年制造出了核彈
In 1957, the USSR even passed the United States in the space race by launching Sputnik, the world's first satellite.
1957年，蘇聯甚至在太空競賽中趕超美國，發射了世界上第一枚人造衛星“伴侶號”
Around the world, undeveloped countries and revolutionary movements looked to the USSR for political and financial support.
世界上的欠發達國家和革命運動都向蘇聯尋求政治和財力支持，
International capitalism had not yet been defeated, but it did appear to be retreating, especially in eastern Asia, as Red China increased its influence.
國際資本主義還沒有被挫敗，但是看起來的確在撤退了，尤其是在東亞，紅色中國的影響力正在增強
But on balance, time would show the USSR had failed more often than it had succeeded.
但是總而言之，歷史表明，蘇聯的失敗要多于成功
