History of the Soviet Union
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the USSR was established. With its remote areas, it established a communist super-state in 1922. The Soviet Union’s first leader was Vladimir Lenin. From the beginning, the Soviet Union was intended to appear like an actual democracy.
But with time, its dictatorial nature became clear. The Communist Party was the only allowed party, and all Russian citizens had to be completely faithful to it. Stalin imposed the strictest kind of totalitarian governance after seizing power in 1924. Economic, administrative, and industrial operations, as well as political and social life, were all directly impacted by the state in Russian society. Anyone who disagreed with Stalin faced immediate execution after a mock trial or transported to the Gulag labor camp.
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Collapse of the Soviet Union, also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) took place in 1991. The Soviet Union, consisting of fifteen countries, was a federal socialist state situated in Northern Eurasia. Moscow, the current capital of Russia, was previously the capital of the Soviet Union. The Cold War came to an end with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a new chapter in world politics was initiated. In 1990, the disintegration started, leading to the creation of several sovereign states. On December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union was collapsed.
Table of Content
- History of the Soviet Union
- Reason of Collapse of the Soviet Union
- Origins of the Soviet Union
- Mikhail Gorbachev and the Glasnost Era
- Revolution of 1989
- Events in the Soviet Union’s Collapse
- Causes of Collapse of the Soviet Union
- Effects of the Collapse of the Soviet Union
- Problems With USSR