Historical Decryption: How the Soviet Union Disintegrated

In 1991, due to the unresolved conflicts within the Soviet Union, the huge Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 countries. You must know that the number of party members in the Soviet Union could reach ten percent of the total population. One day, when the huge empire suddenly disintegrated, there was no opposition from any party members, which was completely unexpected by others.

After Gorbachev's reforms failed, the divided senior officials in the Soviet Union led by Yeltsin won the political struggle. Gorbachev quickly lost power and later announced his resignation in a televised speech. After Yeltsin took over the leadership, he quickly signed a presidential order, allowing Russia to take over all the political heritage of the Soviet Union overseas and at home. The decline of the hammer and sickle flag seemed like a dream. Today, the disintegration of the Soviet Union seems to be an inevitable result.

1. The arms race has seriously brought down the economy

Since the beginning of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States have been holding back their enthusiasm to engage in arms races, hoping to use force to overwhelm the other side. The Soviet Union has always prioritized heavy industry as its economy and seriously ignored the people's livelihood economy. In the early days, the welfare of the Soviet people was very good. However, when armament funds excessively occupied the national income, the people's living standards suffered a serious decline, and even the purchase of goods was strictly restricted. , and the implementation of the rationing system and the stagnation of the economy also caused the Soviet Union to lose its momentum for progress.

2. Excessive centralization system

Because the Soviet Union was a huge empire and its territory was too huge, it was impossible for Moscow’s control power to radiate to every corner of the Soviet Union, and there were many people in the Soviet Union. There are many different ethnic groups. In order to bind them together, the democratic rights of various regions were strictly restricted during the Stalin period, and large-scale purges were carried out at every turn. This centralized system later evolved into an authoritarian system. The participating countries had no say at all and were completely listened to. Moscow's instructions caused people to alienate their minds.

3. The high-level privilege system has lost the support of the people

In order to win over people's hearts during Stalin's period, he often gave money to top leaders. Later, this phenomenon gradually became a common practice. Leaders and their children have their own mansions, their own exclusive canteens, and their own exclusive rations. While the people at the lower levels are still queuing up to squeeze into supermarkets, the upper echelons can enjoy imported high-end food at will without having to pay. The privilege system has completely lost the support of the people and goes against the original intention of socialism.

The Soviet period was an enviable and terrifying era. As Putin said, "Whoever does not regret the disintegration of the Soviet Union has no conscience; whoever wants to restore the Soviet Union of the past has no conscience." Mind! ”