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Text: Mo Hanxue
Edited by Mo Hanxue
[Preface]
In the current international community, everyone's first impression of the United States is that they are loyal believers in hegemonism, after all, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, they have become the eleventh and second player in the international community.
It is precisely because of this that they always like to participate in the internal affairs of other countries and want to interfere in the sovereignty of others, which has also caused dissatisfaction in many countries, after all, no one likes to have outsiders dictate their own affairs.
For example, in the cross-strait issue that we are experiencing, the United States would have intervened in the middle, and without their involvement, the great cause of our country's reunification might have been completed a long time ago.
At the same time, there are also issues such as the South China Sea, which are all behind the hands of the United States, which is why we hate the United States, after all, it should be an honor for them to be a country that interferes in their internal affairs.
However, the United States is not without panic, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union's Gorbachev announced his resignation, according to normal circumstances, at this time should be the most happy United States.
After all, the two sides have been fighting for so long, but before the disintegration of the United States, it also persuaded the internal separatist forces, and it was quite intended to stop it, and when the dissolution was officially announced, the United States began to panic.
So, what exactly is the reason for this?
【Deep Causes of Disintegration】
On the stage of history, the collapse of the Soviet Union is actually an unexpected thing, especially the sudden disappearance of the Soviet Union, which has always been extremely powerful in the eyes of the masses, has indeed brought a lot of impact to everyone.
The collapse of the Soviet Union not only changed the current international political pattern, but also deeply reflected on the management of our political destiny, and the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an overnight thing, on the contrary, it was an inevitable result with the blessing of multiple factors.
In fact, in the context of the collapse of the Soviet Union, domestic problems were one of the factors driving this matter, because the policies pursued by the Soviet Union for a long time led to signs of economic collapse of the country, which brought great pain and anxiety to many people.
After all, the Soviet Union's emphasis on heavy industry is obvious to all, and most of the country's resources are invested in the arms race, and the result of this is that the Soviet Union has been greatly neglected in other fields except for military industry and heavy industry.
This also led to the fact that the local masses could not live a better life, simply put, "serious deviation", such unhealthy economic development, so that the Soviet Union became a veritable military giant, but it was very insufficient economically.
As a result, there was no way to better cope with changes in the market, and the economic structure was in a state of stalemate, which further deepened the local economic crisis in the Soviet Union, and the quality of life of the masses was greatly reduced, and poverty was everywhere.
Naturally, the masses were very dissatisfied with such a masses, so that the unity in the country slowly disappeared at the beginning, and the degree of trust of the masses in the state changed.
At this time, if there is no reform, then the country will be completely divided, so Gorbachev wants to introduce Western values to help the Soviet Union develop better.
So, did Gorbachev succeed?
[Gorbachev's perestroika]
After becoming supreme leader, he began economic and political reforms in the Soviet Union, and not only that, but he also personally promoted the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the reunification of Germany, which were extremely influential in the international community.
But even so, he failed to save the Soviet Union, because he ignored the country's unique culture and history, and at first Gorbachev was confident in his proposed policies.
However, he himself did not have much understanding of the national conditions of the Soviet Union at that time, which also led to his reform, which gave the Soviet Union, which was already fragile at that time, a "heavy blow", and made the Soviet Union, which was not a good one, even worse.
Because Gorbachev added the ideas of Western capitalism and the penetration of the West itself when he was perestroika, they encouraged socialism for a long time at that time.
At that time, in the Soviet Union, there were already differences in ideology, many senior executives within the government had corrupt ideas, and there were huge differences among many people, which laid the groundwork for the subsequent blow to fall.
In fact, when Brezhnev was in power, the Soviet Union was already showing a scene of decay, so he also wanted to carry out reforms, but unfortunately, the early reforms were not thorough enough, which led to stagnation later.
It was not until later, after Gorbachev came to power, that in the face of these bad political practices, he carried out reforms again, and in his view, as long as it is a reform, first of all, there needs to be a change in thinking, so there is what we said earlier.
Originally, the Soviet Union was already very chaotic, with the continuous emergence of multiple isms, coupled with the continuous ideological "invasion" of the Soviet Union by the United States, which also led to the infiltration of a lot of local capitalism, and the country was full of splitting ideas.
So Gorbachev introduced the prohibition of alcohol, because he believed that winemaking would lead to the waste of a large amount of grain, and the original economic development was not very good, and now the food is wasted to make wine, which is completely unnecessary.
But the consequence of this was the extreme dissatisfaction of the masses, and against this background, Gorbachev made a decision, so what did he do?
[Salvation does not achieve direct disintegration]
For the Soviet Union at that time, you could not eat food, but you must not drink alcohol, and Gorbachev directly promulgated a ban on alcohol, directly trampling the bottom line of the local people, such an act completely aroused public anger.
The consequence of this was to increase the emergence of capitalist ideology, and the realization of the people fell into chaos, you know, at that time, the Soviet Union, there were already ideological differences, coupled with the interference of other countries, which also led to the exposure of the shortcomings of the reform.
However, Gorbachev did not exert any substantial control over the national conditions at that time, and even when he saw that the Soviet Union was about to be unable to hold on, he directly announced that he was going to step down, and the day after he left office, he announced the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
In this regard, the United States also panicked, after all, they do not want another powerful country like the Soviet Union to appear in the future.
In 2013, Matlov said at the Valdai conference that he had accompanied Bush Sr. to the Soviet Union, persuaded the local forces that were ready to make an independent scene, and wanted to cooperate with Gorbachev to carry out the reform to the end, but he did not want the Soviet Union to continue to be chaotic.
In fact, from the perspective of the United States, they would prefer to see that the Soviet Union could better maintain the international situation at that time under the large economy, so as to ensure the hegemony of the United States itself.
It's just that what the United States itself didn't expect was that Gorbachev directly dissolved the Soviet Union by playing his cards and disbanding the Soviet Union.
【Aftermath of disintegration】
In fact, since the end of the Cold War, the United States has become the only superpower in the international community, and even now, they are still in a leading position in the world.
The collapse of the Soviet Union meant that centralized power disappeared from political management, and many countries in Western Europe lost the thigh of the Soviet Union, resulting in a serious decline in economy and diplomacy, and the poverty rate of the population in many countries increased.
Relations between countries have also begun to become tense, the loss of the Soviet Union as an adversary, and the status of the United States in the world has also changed, after all, there were two camps before, and now one has been lost, and the other camp needs to find a new direction of development.
The world has moved from a single development to a diversified development, and if the United States wants to better consolidate its position, it needs to constantly infiltrate other countries and pass on its ideas to other countries.
In this way, they can better maintain their own position, and at the same time, they must be vigilant and prevent new forces from rising, which is why the United States is constantly targeting us, in their eyes, our country is to replace the Soviet Union as a new force against the United States.
【New Challenger】
After all, before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the attention of the United States had been on the Soviet Union, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a new challenger appeared in front of them, that is, China.
The development of our country has made the United States uneasy, and the local leaders also know that the rise of Egypt is still a great threat to their current position, after all, our country is very large in terms of population and market.
Especially in recent years, our country has continued to develop and become an important country in the international community, and the United States will naturally panic, after all, in their eyes, our country is both a competitor and a partner, so the United States' feelings towards our country are still very complicated.
Both sides are looking for a new direction of development in the hope that the relationship can be balanced, so that it can not only maintain its own interests, but also avoid unnecessary disputes.
The collapse of the Soviet Union, although it seems that the United States has won, has actually brought many challenges to the United States, after all, they not only have to face changes in their allies, but also have to be wary of our country.
【Conclusion】
The current international community is changing rapidly, the dispute between the United States and the Soviet Union has come to an end, and new challenges and opportunities are coming, just like between China and the United States now.
In the future, who will win this "war" will rewrite the future development direction of the international community, what is your opinion on this? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area!
Sources of information:
The Observer.com reported on August 31, 2022, "How much did Gorbachev hurt the Soviet Union in the "Spiritual Surrender to the West"?
On January 8, 2019, Wenhui.com published "China, the United States and Russia Trilateral Interaction, Who Learned the Lessons of the Cold War?"
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