Reasons for the collapse of the Soviet union
- _Low output of crops and consumer goods
- Cold War led to high military spending
- Ethnic and nationalist movements
- Denial of rights and freedoms
- War with Afghanistan
- Food and fuel shortages
- Demonstrations in the Baltic states
- Gorbachev’s rise to power
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
- http://www.historyorb.com/russia/intro.shtml
- http://sfr-21.org/collapse.html