Question

mention any two reasons for the collapse of the Soviet union?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Gorbachev's decision to allow elections with a multi-party system and create a presidency for the Soviet Union began a slow process of democratization that eventually destabilized Communist control and contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Answer 2

Explanation:

. Perestroika and Glasnost

Gorbachev’s glasnost plan called for political openness and eliminated remaining traces of Stalinist repression, such as the secret police. Newspapers could criticize the government, and parties other than the Communist Party could participate in elections.

Perestroika was Gorbachev’s plan for economic restructuring toward a hybrid communist-capitalist system. The Politburo, would still control the direction of the economy. Yet the government would allow market forces to dictate some production and development decisions.

By loosening controls over the people and making reforms to the political and economic elites, the Soviet government appeared weak and vulnerable to the Soviet people. They used their newfound freedom to protest the government, and in 1991, they successfully ended Soviet rule.

2. Aging Politburo Was Less Ideologically Pure

The Soviet Union founders were driven by an ideological purity tied to Marxism that could never be replicated by future generations.

The removal of Nikita Khrushchev in 1963 signaled a fundamental change in Soviet politics. The Politburo began to move away from Lenin’s vision.

The 1960s and 1970s saw a rapid increase in the wealth and power of the Party elite. While average citizens died from starvation, the Politburo enjoyed luxuries. The younger generation saw this and refused to adopt the Party ideology.