Kiegan Barron

Written by Kiegan Barron

1997 version of Russian banknote. 5 rubles.

History

Why Did The Russian Economy Collapse In The 1990s?

Symbol of a broken Soviet Union.

History

Why Did The Soviet Union Cease To Exist?

A remnant of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. Image credit: Aleksandr Dyskin / Shutterstock.com.

History

Why Did The Berlin Wall Fall?

Bust of Mikhail Gorbachev decorated with flowers at Axel Springer building in Berlin.

History

What Were Glasnost and Perestroika?

Marble bust of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev in Moscow. Image credit: wolffpower / Shutterstock.com.

History

How Did Leonid Brezhnev Shape The Soviet Union?

Bennington Banner during the Cuban Missile Crisis Editorial credit: Karolis Kavolelis / Shutterstock.com

History

How Did The Cuban Missile Crisis Impact The Soviet Union?

Khrushchev N. S. at a meeting of soldiers of the GSVG garrison. Soldiers and military commanders meet the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee (Editorial credit: Antares_NS / Shutterstock.com)

History

How Did Nikita Khrushchev Shape the Soviet Union?

Joseph Stalin, former leader of the Soviet Union

History

How Did Stalin Die?

the flags of the Soviet Union and the United States

History

How Did The Cold War Begin?

Soviet tanks and self-propelled guns on the streets of Berlin

History

How did the Soviet Union Win World War II?

The solemn march of Soviet soldier. Editorial credit: bissig / Shutterstock.com

History

What Was The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?

Monument to the victims of the Soviet Gulags at the Muzeon Park of Arts in Moscow. Image by Pat Moore via Shutterstock.com

History

What Was The Great Purge?

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