The Collapse of the Soviet Union

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The Collapse of the Soviet Union

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In the late 1991 , the world was amazed at the fall of one of the most powerful countries in the world . The Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 states which marked the ultimate end of cold war . The western countries considered the collapse of the Soviet Union as a major step towards the realization of freedom and democracy in the formerly communist country Capitalistic countries led by the

US rejoiced at the collapse of their major rival in the global supremacy since the end of the Second World War (Wilson , 2002 . The collapse led to the end of over four decades of tension in the world between the two superpowers . The collapse of the Soviet Union had numerous impacts on all corners of the world . It led to the restructuring of world alliances between countries . However , the greatest question has always been what led to the collapse of one of the world superpowers . The answer to this question has puzzled scholars for almost two decades since its collapse . There is no doubt that several political , cultural and economic factor led to the historic collapse (Cold War Museum , 2010

This will discuss several factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union

The Collapse of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was established on the foundations of the Russian empire after the revolution during the First World War . The Soviet...