The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The End of an Empire

The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The End of an Empire
ISBN-10
0756520096
ISBN-13
9780756520090
Series
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
100
Language
English
Published
2006-07
Publisher
Capstone
Author
Andrew Langley

Description

At midnight on December 31, 1991, the flag of the Soviet Union came down for the last time, signaling the end of Soviet power and the end of the communist dream. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Soviet leaders had aimed to establish communism throughout the world. But early idealism turned to dictatorship, fueling the long, terrifying stalemate of the Cold War. By 1989, the Soviet Union was tottering, unable to control its own inhabitants or compete with the West. Its collapse changed global politics forever.

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