Guess what, the Soviet Union might no longer exist and quite a few things have changed, but Russians aren't stupid and they did take note, of that I am sure. What do you think is the point behind all those kremlin-led misinformation and agitation campaigns all over the Western world? There is a clear geostrategic interest in this kind of destabilization.
Edit: I must have misread and now see we were making the same point.
I dont think the Soviet Union went away.
I also think it had nothing to do with socialism and everything to do with a bunch of gangsters who hijacked the zeitgeist.
The more things change the more they stay the same I guess.