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Un-Revolution: The Collapse of the Soviet Empire, 2001.
This research discusses in detail the reasons for collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire.
6,970 words (approx. 27.9 pages), 22 sources, $ 157.95
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This research paper discusses the collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire in 1989-91 and the future of Eastern Europe after Soviet domination. The paper concludes that the events of 1989 marked the end of the communist revolution. For more than forty years, the West had contained the Soviet Union behind the Iron Curtain, while the inherent faults of Soviet communism, embodied in the flawed policies of its leadership, brought about the inevitable collapse of the Soviet empire. The author discusses the fall of communism which presented humanity with a historic chance to progress a few feet forward. The author argues that only when democracy and capitalism reach the roots of society, however, can these ideas blossom into true positive change in the post-communist world.
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"What happened in 1989 was not a revolution itself, but actually the final nail in the coffin of a revolution. The fall of the Soviet Union represented the end of a forty-year challenge to democracy and market capitalism, both of which had already been established as the status quo (at least of Europe, the main ?battlefield? of the Cold War). The revolution of western democracy and capitalism began in 1642 in England where the first popular rebellion against a monarchy brought about the execution of King Charles I. Less than a decade later, Thomas Hobbes, at least partially inspired by the upheaval in England, published his famous work Leviathan. Although he advocated submission to the absolute supremacy of the state, Hobbes was not concerned whether that state was ruled by a king or a parliament, and this non-commitment to monarchy laid the intellectual foundations for the development of democratic political theory. John Locke soon bridged the gap between Hobbes? realism and what would become liberalism with the ideas of majority rule, natural rights, property rights, and the responsibility of the state to uphold these ideals. Montesquieu added the issues of separated and balanced governmental powers, and Rousseau defended self-determination and civil liberty. Adam Smith introduced the world to comparative advantage and put forth the belief that the ability of every citizen to make his own economic choices created the most prosperous economy. The ideas of these philosophers, along with Madison, Jefferson, Ricardo, and ?the rest,? inspired more revolutions in America in 1776, France in 1789, across Europe in 1848, and again in American in 1860."
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 2008.
An analysis of the factors contributing to the collapse of the Soviet Union and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's efforts to stem the collapse.
2,141 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper analyzes the main causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union, focusing on the role of the United States in its collapse. The paper looks at the final phase of collapse in the 1980s when Leonid Brezhnev died and the other factors that impacted the collapse at that time. The paper also discusses the efforts of Gorbachev to try to stem the collapse of the Soviet Union and how his efforts failed.
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"Gorbachev realized that perestroika was bold and risky and that only time would determine its ultimate success or failure. Like Lenin, Gorbachev believed that, "sometimes you have to retreat, and then advance." But he ran out of time, in part because the new openness in the Soviet press under glasnost revealed to the Soviet people for the first time that conditions across the entire Soviet Union were shockingly bad.
"Ever since the days of Lenin, the average Soviet citizen knew that economic conditions were bad in their own village, city, or region, but the communist-controlled media prevented them from knowing that conditions were just as bad everywhere else if not even worse. Glasnost confirmed this harsh reality beyond any doubt, and created a political environment across the Soviet Union in which people were not going to tolerate communism much longer."
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 2006.
An analysis of the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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There is a general consensus among historians that the collapse of the Soviet Union could not have been averted because of the inherent economic, political, and social flaws of the communist system. Ultimately, these flaws proved to be fatal, despite the efforts of Mikhail Gorbachev to reform communism through glasnost and perestroika between 1985 and 1991. More than seventy years of communist political oppression, CPSU corruption, mismanagement of the economy, and massive military spending had totally and irrevocably destroyed the legitimacy of communism in the USSR by 1991, and its collapse was inevitable. This paper looks at the historical, economic, political and sociological reasons that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Collapse of Soviet Union, 2005.
A discussion of various reasons and factors that could have caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.
1,794 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper explains why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The explanations range from Russian history and faults in Marxist theory, to Stalin, Gorbachev, and others. It explains why the collapse was inevitable, stating that, from the beginning, Russia was isolated and backwards and that Marx never had Russia in mind for reformation. It also examines the role the U.S. played in the collapse and what the Soviet Union's leaders did wrong.
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"Even though the Soviet Union survived events such as a civil war, the Russo-Japanese war, and both world wars, it finally collapsed in 1991. This happened despite the benefits communism gave it. The failure of the USSR to remain a world superpower was attributed to many factors. Some factors include faults in Marxist theory and those of the Soviet Union's leaders. Others include Russia not being suited for communism, and external forces determined to bring down the Soviet Union."
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 2006.
A look at some of the reasons behind the collapse of the Soviet Union.
870 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses how the simplest explanation for the collapse of the Soviet Union is that the system was not sufficiently stable to withhold both its own needs and the demands of an arms race. It looks at how the Soviet Union found itself attempting to produce at a very high level in order to compete with America's military output and how the demands of the Cold War itself destroyed the Soviet Union.
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"Of course, it may appear that the fall of the Communist ideal was due in large part to a change in the nature of counter-culture and communication. In the pre-Revolutionary days, intellectuals and the discontented who sought change, sought it in communism. After the revolution, change did not come quickly enough - because the nation was immediately plunged into war (which requires overproduction!) and international turmoil. When the next generation of intellectuals and the discontented was made manifest, it opposed communism - because intellectuals generally are capable of seeing the flaws in a system, and no total system appreciates having its flaws pointed out. Communication technology made such a difference in the fall of the Soviet Union because it allowed those who were discontented to express that and work together. "
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Collapse of the Soviet Union, 2004.
An analysis of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper contends that an analysis of the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 is probably best left to the historians of the future generations. The paper discusses a number of long-term and short-term factors that have been identified by political commentators and historians to explain one of the pivotal events of the 20th century, which has changed the history of the world. The paper examines the flawed ideology of Marxism, the weak economy, the pressure exerted by the United States, Gorbachev's reforms, and issues of nationalism.
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"A number of people, particularly the ones who are firmly opposed to Marxism, argue that the Soviet "experiment" was doomed to fail from the start. They consider the Marxist ideology the very basis of the formation of the Soviet Empire as inherently flawed. Hence an imminent collapse of the Soviet Union was predicted by a number of Western writers from the beginning who believed that it was only a matter of time before the contradictions of an 'unnatural' system caught up with it. To them the collapse of Soviet Union was no surprise; the real surprise was how it survived for such a long (74 years) period. Historian Martin Malia is the chief proponent of this theory who believes that the utopian Soviet dream of building a 'maximalist' socialist society of equality and abundance was 'fatally flawed' and flew in the face of all historical precedent as well as human nature."
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The Collapse of the Soviet System, 2005.
An analysis of the causes for the fall of the Soviet Union.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 124.95
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The paper explains that in order to identify the causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is necessary to examine the political and economic ideologies the Soviet Union represented and promoted, for the same political and economic factors that led to the collapse of communism had generated its rise. The paper relates that the origin, character and development of the Soviet Union had been primarily due to the fundamental ideological tenets of communism and its collapse was the historical product of these ideological tenets.
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The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 2005.
This paper explores the implosion of the former Soviet Union at the dawn of the 1990s.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper explains that the collapse of the former Soviet Union was the most significant event of the last half of the twentieth century. The author points out that economic weakness, domestic policy and foreign policy all conspired to bring about the ruin of the USSR. The paper relates that, ironically, as secretary of the Communist Party, the decisions of Mikhail Gorbachev, the man most intent on salvaging the empire, were arguably most responsible for expediting the USSR's collapse.
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"The collapse of the former Soviet Union was the most significant event of the last half of the twentieth century. This paper explores the economic factors, the domestic policy decisions - chiefly the glasnost and/or perestroika championed by Mikhail Gorbachev - and, not least of all, the foreign policy decisions that led to the devolution of the World's second most powerful polity. While certain factors were more important than others, there can be little doubt that the destruction of the USSR occurred because of a confluence of factors that, operating in a complex unison with one another, brought down an empire holding sway over more than a quarter billion people."
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Collapse of Soviet Union, 1993.
Analyzes historical, economic & political roots & failure of Western observers to foresee the collapse.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 39.95
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"The abrupt collapse of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the 1990s was possibly the least anticipated development of the twentieth century. Almost all writers on the future of the Soviet Union foresaw something quite different than what actually came to pass. Liberals had a vague hope that the system would liberalize into Western European-style social democracy. Conservatives had an equally vague hope that nationalism, religion, or the sheer inefficiency of state socialism, might eventually undermine the system and lead to a counter-revolution.
On both sides of the spectrum, however, these possibilities were, well into the 1980s, banished into an indefinite future (Urban, 1993, pp. xix-xx). Only one writer, the Soviet historian.."
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The Soviet Collapse, 2002.
This essay discusses the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1985-1991 period.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper states that the collapse could not have been averted. The author points out that, ss a communist experiment, the Soviet system did not allow private property and political dissent, which are crucial for a society's success.
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The Collapse of the British Empire, 2006.
A brief overview of the factors and events that led to the collapse of the British Empire.
852 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper examines how the collapse of the British Empire began with the independence of India and how this independence dealt a blow to Britain on two fronts economically and strategically. It also looks at how their economic and technological capabilities after World War II made them unable sustain the required military force in their colonies.
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"In the years between World War I and World War II, the British believed that World War I was to be the last war. Military spending was cut in the misconception that appeasement and compliance to the various treaties would keep them out of the next war. The public voiced anti-war sentiments and they desired to shift their focus on social services, including pensions, insurance, health and education. The Labor Party further reinforced these attitudes by increasing social service payments and slashing defense budget. With the military budget cut during the interwar years the defense-related industries deteriorated."
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The Collapse of The Roman Empire, 2002.
Attempts to uncover the economic reasons behind the collapse of the Roman Empire.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper argues that the Roman Empire catalyzed its own demise. The progressive taxation that peaked in the 5th century A.D., the increasing difficulty of rule from an aloof Rome and the economic inequality that existed, basically made it inevitable. The Roman society was simply not based on fundamentals that could sustain growth.
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The Collapse of the Roman Empire, 2006.
This paper examines the causes for the fall of the Roman Empire.
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The paper explains that the fall of the Roman Empire has often been attributed to the rise of Christianity and the corresponding collapse of its moral infrastructure. Such moral iniquities as the regular stocking of prostitutes throughout Rome, even during the much lauded Pax Romana period, give credence to this argument. Yet, on the whole, it seems that the fall and collapse of the Empire conceivably had more to do with economics and the decay of its economic infrastructures rather than with any general decline in morality or with a rising influence of Christianity.
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East Germany & Bulgaria after Soviet Collapse, 1994.
Describes political & economic revolutions during & after 1989. Examined in terms of elections & democracy, privatization, transition to free-market economy, reform, leadership and German reunification.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 87.95
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" The rise to power across Eastern Europe of a new revolutionary class of dissidents in 1989 and 1990--this time a class of anti-communist dissidents--has been one of the most dramatic changes in contemporary politics. Throughout Eastern Europe, thousands marched for freedom and bulldozers leveled statues of communist heroes, leaving Vladimer Lenin lying face down in the streets of a new era. Political parties headed by opponents of communist rule came to power through free elections in Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia; the communist regime of the German Democratic Republic was ousted by anti-communist dissidents, preparing the way for unification with West Germany; and non-communist political parties appeared for the first time since the Second World War in Bulgaria and Romania.
Partly because of a desire for a peaceful transition and.."
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The Roman Empire vs The Chinese Empire, 2001.
This paper examines the similarities and differences between the Roman Empire and the Chinese Empire.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper is a detailed comparison of the Roman Empire and the Chinese Empire. The author shows how the imperial dynasties of Han and Qin along with the classical empire of Rome offered their people a combination of protection against external enemies and an infrastructure that was far more functional than individual cities or regions would have been able to provide for themselves. This paper describes the reign of all three of these dynasties and their effect on their people as well as world history.
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"While it is difficult to make any general statement that can cover the political and cultural complexities of the Roman Empire along with the Han and Qin dynasties in China because they were sufficiently different from each other as well as being possessed of substantial internal diversity. And yet, even given the range of institutions and ideals that the three cultures exemplified, there are some commonalties that strike the observer from the vantage point of the 21st century. The primary one of these is that neither the Chinese empire nor the Roman one could have extended its reach as far as it did in geographic terms, had as great a control over its subjects' personal lives as it did, nor ruled for such a long period of time had not the ruling house combined a high degree of bureaucratic efficiency with a depiction of the imperial family that was at least semi-divine."
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