The Synthesis of "Dissolution of the Soviet Union"

An explainer on the 1991 dissolution of the USSR, the key factors that led to its collapse, and its lasting impact on the world and its people.

Discover Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union whose radical reforms ended the Cold War and reshaped the modern world.

Discover Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union whose reforms ended the Cold War but led to the USSR's collapse.

An overview of the pivotal 1919-1921 war where newly independent Poland halted the westward advance of Soviet Russia, shaping interwar Europe.

Discover the causes and events of the February Revolution in 1917, which ended centuries of Romanov rule and set the stage for communism in Russia.

An overview of the Cold War, the ideological and political rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union that defined the second half of the 20th century.

A brief overview of the brutal conflict following the 1917 Russian Revolution that led to the formation of the Soviet Union.

A concise overview of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which ended centuries of tsarist rule and established the world's first communist state.

A look at Joseph Stalin, the dictator who forged the Soviet Union into a superpower through rapid industrialization and brutal, terror-filled rule.

A guide to the 1917 Bolshevik uprising in Russia that overthrew the provisional government, leading to the creation of the Soviet Union.