They were more motivated because they were fighing for their homes. they knew the area around them so they used their enviroment to their advantage bringing about gurella warfare. france backed them up later on during the revolution because france hated britian
The best option as to what shift has occurred as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union is "a shift from government-owned to privately-owned business," although it should be noted that this is a bit of a simplification.
