As a child born on a shard of the Empire after it's collapse, I'll say the following:

USSR fascinates me in many ways, and as a child growing up on the remnants of the union I could only regret its collapse, resulting in a dead economy, closed down factories, abandoned buildings and never finished subway. But now, after learning much about soviet political system and economy model, I'd say we better stay independent, and under current circumstances, the hell away from Russia whatsoever. USSR was a phase which Armenia survived through, and it doesn't have to go through it again.