Explain the limitations of USSR that led to its disintegration?
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ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴜssʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴅɪsɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴɪ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴜʀᴇᴀᴜᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀɪᴛᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʟɪғᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅɪғғɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴏʀ ɪᴛs ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs. ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ sᴛɪғʟᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅɪssᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴛᴏᴏɴs. ʙ. ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪsᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛɪɢʜᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪғᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴀғғᴀɪʀs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴀғғᴀɪʀs. ᴄ. ᴀʟᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴏɴ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ʀᴜssɪᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪғᴛᴇᴇɴ ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜssʀ, ɪɴ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ ʀᴜssɪᴀ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ғᴇʟᴛ ɴᴇɢʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ sᴜᴘᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ. ɪɪ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴀ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍs ʀᴀᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴄᴏsᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ʟᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ɪɴғʀᴀsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ (ᴇ.ɢ. ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛ, ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ɪɴ ғᴜʟғɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴀsᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴs. ʙ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ɪɴᴠᴀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀғɢʜᴀɴɪsᴛᴀɴ ɪɴ 1979 ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡᴀɢᴇs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴏᴡ, ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ғᴇʟʟ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴀʙʟʏ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴇsᴛ. ᴛʜɪs ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sʜᴏʀᴛᴀɢᴇs ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏɴsᴜᴍᴇʀ ɢᴏᴏᴅs. ғᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛs ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʏᴇᴀʀ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʟᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ 1970s ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ sᴛᴀɢɴᴀɴᴛ. ᴄ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ʀᴇsᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ɪɴ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴜᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀʀsᴇɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛs sᴀᴛᴇʟʟɪᴛᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ɪɴ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴠɪᴇᴛ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ (ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴀsɪᴀɴ ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄs ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ) ᴛʜɪs ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴘᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ.