Soviet Union Superpowers

The collapse of the Soviet Union could have been many things including the government not working in general, citizens revolting, and radical reforms. The economic collapse of the Soviet Union was a key part in its demise. Human Rights weren’t necessarily a top priority which may have caused the citizens to not like the Soviet Union. Gorbachev felt embarrassed about how dependent the Union was on foreign markets. Even with all these issues in the Soviet Union it was still one of the most successful governments and one of the superpowers in the world. According to Joseph Patterson Hyder in 2004 the main idea about the Collapse of The Soviet Union is by the early 1970’s the Soviet Union was at the peak of its power. The Communist Party remained the sole political force in the Soviet Union. The wages in the Soviet system were high. The Soviet’s were the leading oil seller. They also won the Vietnam war and drove Americans out. Lastly, Soviets were developing nuclear weapons at an alarming rate. In conclusion the Soviet Union was one of the leading/dominant superpowers. Another idea, by Paul Quenoy in 2004 is the Soviet system had inherent political and economic flaws that made it unsustainable. Terror lay at the center of the Soviet system. They subjected their political opponents to intense coercion and …show more content…
First, the Soviet Union was one of the leading/dominant superpowers. The U.S.S.R.’s revolutionary leadership believed from its days in power that terrorist methods were the only way to stay in power. Gorbachev tried to give Russian and Soviet citizens some freedoms to help strengthen socialist believes, but it backfired and the citizens used this against him. It was pretty much inevitable for the Soviet Union to collapse, it wouldn’t survive the upcoming 20th Century. Lastly, it was time for the Soviet Union to come to a screeching halt and let the people have its way for once in 70 plus