1991 marked one of the most interesting phenomenons of the 20th century: the collapse of the Soviet Union. It reconstructed the prevalent ideologies and economies that relied on many approaches, especially Communism. The debate over the reasons that led a strong empire to collapse has been under discussion for many years. Much research has been done to formulate the reasons that led to such collapse. Therefore, the question “why did the Soviet Union collapse?” focuses on the foundational factors that led to such collapse. I choose to explain the reason in which such event occurs according to the theory of constructivism and liberalism. The event in which this paper examines imposes a wider question, why do countries collapse, what affects them. The succumbing and death of great nations and empires always captured the attention of researchers and readers. Therefore, the whole subject of the survival and decay of the Soviet Union provoked the choice for this paper.
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The dissolution of the Soviet Union was formally enacted on December 26, 1991. The collapse was a political entity, the Utopian vision of an empire has fallen on its knees, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Soviet Union in 1985. When he took over the Soviet Union economy was in bad shape and his idea was to reform the
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was formally enacted on December 26, 1991. The collapse was a political entity, the Utopian vision of an empire has fallen on its knees, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected General Secretary of the Soviet Union in 1985. When he took over the Soviet Union economy was in bad shape and his idea was to reform the