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The Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
The Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and the Eastern Europe stands as benchmark of the beginning of a new historical era. It represents the end of both the Cold War era and the Soviet Communism. Although the collapse of the communism is often seen as a sudden surprise, it was in fact the result of a process that had started much earlier. This was the result of political, economic and social pressures that culminated in its implosion.
Economic Pressure
The collapse of communism in Soviet Union has the roots in the long-term economic inefficiency that characterized this region. Even though, the Soviet Union was able to prosper economically during the 1960s due to its success in the initial industrialization period, it failed to adapt to the rapidly changing technological and economical system of the 1970s...
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