A TOP RUSSIAN GENERAL ADMITS THE WAR ON UKRAINE WAS A FIRST STEP IN FORCING THE REUNIFICATION OF THE USSR. THE PARTY THAT CLAIMED TO HAVE DEFEATED THE USSR IN THE "COLD WAR," SURRENDERS ALL HIS GAINS. TRADITIONAL, CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS HAVE HAD THEIR LOYALTY TO COUNTRY AND PARTY EXPLOITED IN FAVOR OF COMMMUNIST SOVIETS,