The Breakup of the Soviet Union Explained

The Collapse of the Soviet Union.
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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:    • The Economy of the Soviet Union  
The opening of the Berlin Wall:    • The Fall of the Berlin Wall (PART 1) - Eas...   &    • The Fall of the Berlin Wall (PART 2) - Eas...  
Yeltsin on a Tank:    • Yeltsin's "tank" speech  
Human Barricade:    • USSR - Coup  ]

SOURCES:
Short summary of the events: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-w...
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russ...
The Collapse seen as at the time: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/wo...
Comparison between the USA’s economy and the Soviet economy: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingro...
The USA’s perspective: https://history.state.gov/milestones/...
Text of Gorbachev’s Farewell Address: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/wo...
Why the USSR collapsed: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-did-the...