Reinventing Collapse

Dmitry Orlov was born and raised in Leningrad, USSR and immigrated to the United States in the mid-seventies. He was an eyewitness to the Soviet collapse over several extended visits to his Russian homeland between the late eighties and mid-nineties. Dmitry is an engineer who has contributed to fields as diverse as high-energy Physics and Internet security. Starting in 2005, he has written extensively on the subject of the approaching collapse of the United States, and the many similarities and differences between the post-American and the post-Soviet experience. Dmitry sees his mission as a public service: in his numerous articles, presentations and interviews he has argued that collapse of the US, although inevitable, is survivable, given the right attitude and some timely preparation.

.Reinventing Collapse< examines the circumstances of the demise of the Soviet superpower and offers clear insights into how we might prepare for coming events. This challenging yet inspiring work is a must-read for anyone concerned about energy, geopolitics, international relations, and life in a post-Peak Oil world.-The A Word

• Preface to Second EditionIntroduction1 The Soviet Example The Collapse of the Soviet Union: An OverviewBack in the USSRA Rude AwakeningThe New NormalMy Premise2 Superpower SimilaritiesThe Myth of Inclusiveness Better Living Through Science Industrial Food ProductionConsumer GoodsInformation Technology The Cost of Technological ProgressMilitarism World's Jailers Evil EmpiresBankruptcyCollapse of Legitimacy 3 The Collapse Gap Collapses in GeneralEnergy Housing Transportation Employment FamiliesMoneyConsumerismFoodMedicineEducationEthnicity ReligionInevitable Conclusion 4 Collapse Mitigation The Collapse Party PlatformPolitical SolutionsPrivate Sector SolutionsActivism and Apathy Boondoggles to the Rescue! Investment Advice The Future is Rated "B"Starve the Beast 5 Adaptation Loss of "Normalcy"Smelling the RosesComforts and NecessitiesSurviving Radical Cashectomy The Revised PlaybookLowering Your Standards Playing the Part The Settled and the Nomadic 6 Career OpportunitiesAsset Stripping Drugs and AlcoholProviding SecurityServing Your Country Alternative Medicine Alternative TransportationSocial Work in the Home That's No Way to Run a Business! The Permanently Unemployed Consumer How (not to) Organize a Community Conclusion Index About the Author