The Breakup of the Soviet Union Explained

The Collapse of the Soviet Union. Patreon:   / historyscope   Social Media Discord:   / discord   Reddit:   / historyscope   Twitter:   / scopehistory   Instagram:   / officialhistoryscope   Facebook:   / averythingchannel   My music playlist while animating:    • My Music Playlist   Music in this video 0:00, 30:42 - Soviet National Anthem 4:58 - Carmen Habanera - Georges Bizet 7:10, 39:32 - From Russia With Love - Huma Huma 10:17 - Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky 18:17 - Danse des Petits Cygnes - Tchaikovsky 28:15 - Balada pentru vioara - George Enescu (I need to add the others but I am super tired at the moment... please leave a comment asking for the others if you want to know them... I'm too tired to look them all up at the moment. I'm sorry) FURTHER WATCHING The Soviet Economy Explained:    • The Economy of the Soviet Union   The opening of the Berlin Wall:    • The Fall of the Berlin Wall (PART 1) - Eas...   &    • The Fall of the Berlin Wall (PART 2) - Eas...   Yeltsin on a Tank:    • Yeltsin's "tank" speech   Human Barricade:    • USSR - Coup  ] SOURCES: Short summary of the events: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-w... https://www.britannica.com/place/Russ... The Collapse seen as at the time: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/wo... Comparison between the USA’s economy and the Soviet economy: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingro... The USA’s perspective: https://history.state.gov/milestones/... Text of Gorbachev’s Farewell Address: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/wo... Why the USSR collapsed: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-did-the...