The Collapse of the Soviet Union. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Historyscope Social Media Discord: https://discord.gg/JYCYPvqba6 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryScope/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScopeHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialhistoryscope/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/averythingchannel/ My music playlist while animating:    • My Music Playlist   Music in this video 0:00, 30:42 - Soviet National Anthem 4:58 - Carmen Habanera - Georges Bizet 7:10, 39:32 - From Russia With Love - Huma Huma 10:17 - Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky 18:17 - Danse des Petits Cygnes - Tchaikovsky 28:15 - Balada pentru vioara - George Enescu (I need to add the others but I am super tired at the moment... please leave a comment asking for the others if you want to know them... I'm too tired to look them all up at the moment. I'm sorry) FURTHER WATCHING - The Soviet Economy Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Jkqqlpibo - The opening of the Berlin Wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNz1lvXgzU & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFlT46JwEJE - Yeltsin on a Tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zXChf5tEMI - Human Barricade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtNyT7ljPz8] SOURCES: - Short summary of the events: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union - https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia/The-Gorbachev-era-perestroika-and-glasnost - The Collapse seen as at the time: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/world/end-of-the-soviet-union-the-soviet-state-born-of-a-dream-dies.html - Comparison between the USA’s economy and the Soviet economy: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000497165.pdf The USA’s perspective: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/fall-of-communism - Text of Gorbachev’s Farewell Address: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/world/end-of-the-soviet-union-text-of-gorbachev-s-farewell-address.html - Why the USSR collapsed: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse-4587809