Once a superpower
The Soviet Union was a superpower that was once equal in comprehensive strength to the United States, and at its peak, even as strong as the United States had to retreat, and in order to counter the Soviet Union, it even had to unite a number of Western countries, however, such a powerful country suddenly announced its disintegration in 1991, and since then, the world has only left the legend of the Red Empire.
It is true that Russia, which inherited most of the legacy of the Soviet Union, is still active in the international arena today, but due to its perennial economic dismal situation, there has been a certain degree of stagnation in development and construction in various fields, and with the rise of a number of powerful countries, Russia's decline has been an indisputable fact. This makes one wonder why the Soviet Union collapsed 30 years ago.
4 reasons
In this regard, experts said after analysis that the collapse of the Soviet Union is by no means accidental, and these 4 reasons are very critical. Moreover, 1 of them is related to China. Let's take a look at what is the reason that forces a superpower to disintegrate.
The economy is backward
First of all, the first reason is that the Soviet economy was very backward, and many Soviets could not even eat food after a long period of exhaustion, and on the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the government even sold many weapons and equipment to the black market at various cabbage prices in order to improve the economy. It is important to know that the economy is the basis for the long-term development of a country, so it is only a matter of time before the Collapse of the Soviet Union.
Internal disunity
The second reason was the internal disunity of the Soviet Union. All this stems from the fact that the Soviet Union was a country that was very keen on territorial expansion, so most of its more than a dozen member states were invaded earlier. At first, these countries chose to give in, mainly because the Soviet Union was too powerful, so when the Soviet Union was plagued by economic problems, they immediately took the opportunity to make independence.
Yeltsin's push
The third reason is that Yeltsin always believed that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the best way out of the Cold War. In Yeltsin's view, as long as the Soviet Union is declared dissolved, the Western countries led by the United States will inevitably not deal with these member countries as they did with the Soviet Union, so when they slowly recover, these member countries can completely merge again. However, it turned out that Yeltsin had thought too much.
There is 1 point related to China
Finally, the 1 point related to China is that during the period of sino-Soviet relations, the Soviet Union provided military support to China, while China helped the other side to develop light industry. However, with the hostility between China and the Soviet Union, when the Soviet Union lost the help of our country, its light industry slowly became a plummet. Subsequently, the Soviet Union completely abandoned light industry and devoted all its thoughts to heavy industry, and the imperfection of the industrial system was the root cause of the collapse of the Soviet economy.
In short, the Soviet Union was already at the end of its rope, and even if it was unwilling to disintegrate, it would be difficult for the Soviet Union to carry it in the face of internal and external troubles. In any case, if the Soviet Union had not voluntarily announced its dissolution, it might still have had a chance of turning itself around. So, what do you think about the choice of the Soviet Union?