From what we are thought, the dissolution (or collapse) of the USSR is seen as a victory of capitalism over communism. This is obviously biaised. How did the average russian react to the annoucement of the dissolution of the USSR? Was it well received? Seen as a defeat? As progress?
Mod note: Many of our readers lived through this event. While your personal experiences are illuminating, just a reminder that unfortunately /r/AskHistorians is not the appropriate subreddit in which to share them: anecdotes and other informal chitchat/conjecture/opinion are not accepted as answers.
OP, if you're looking for personal stories, do consider x-posting to /r/Russia or other regional subs, or even /r/AskReddit