No Easy Way Out for Russia
By restructuring the economy while keeping the political order in place, Deng Xiaoping saved China from imploding as the Soviet Union later did
India's Permit Raj Ends
The collapse of the Soviet Union caused India to abandon central planning, which had bankrupted its economy. To avert crisis, free market reforms
Global Soviet Influence
The Soviet Union became an industrial giant, a military superpower, and a threat to the West. Soviet influence extended socialism, planning, state
U.S. in Foreign Affairs
The U.S. and Soviet Union are willing to take confrontation right up to the brink of war. America pursues its interests overseas by conventional and
Economic Migrants From Eastern Europe
The fall of the Soviet Union destroyed the economies of several eastern European nations, including Muldova, causing many people to turn to illegal
Forms of Christian Worship
flourish again after years of oppression by the Soviet Union.
Deep Crisis in the Socialist World
The East German state relies heavily on Soviet Union backing . Moscow threatens East German security. Gorbachev coins "glasnost" and "
Ecological Disaster in Central Asia
The former Soviet Union rerouted entire rivers to support cotton production in Uzbekistan. As a result the Aral Sea is dying, leaving behind a dried
Sustainable Farming in Cuba
The collapse of the Soviet Union left Cuban farmers without subsidies to run the expensive pumps used to irrigate their fields. Farmers have
Collapse of Peace, The: Sources of Soviet-American Tension
Even before the end of World War II, there are signs of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. Once hostilities are over tensions
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