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Why the Soviet Union Collapsed — The Forces That Broke a Superpower

The USSR didn’t fall overnight — it unraveled under years of economic strain, political turmoil, and decisions made by its ...

The lost dreams of a better Russia — voices from the perestroika generation

Gorbachev’s reforms heralded freedoms and an end to the cold war. Three writers raised during the 1980s and ’90s lament the ...