Collapse of Soviet Union

Roskin discusses three theories about causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

• Choose one of these theories and explain how it relates to the collapse of the USSR, and assess and justify whether it relates to its internal or external foreign policy.
• Discuss whether all three of the causes are equally at fault, or whether one, more than the other, is the basic culprit of the demise of the USSR.

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