How the Soviet Union Actually Fell
Image source: nytimes.com A bout a year ago, I wrote a post entitled The Truth About Russia , where I addressed some misinformation and misconceptions about Russia. If you haven't read that post already then feel free to take a look. Now, in this post that you are reading right now, I would like to cover another topic related to Russia, and that is the fall of the Soviet Union. We've all read about it in history books, but it's important to note that just because a history book says an event happened a certain way does not mean it is accurate. Without any further ado, I will tell you the story of how the Soviet Union actually fell. Between the 1920s and 1960s, the Soviet Union was a communist country populated and ruled by humans. If you don't know what communism is, it is essentially a political and economic system where the government owns everything. The civilians of a communist country do not own anything themselves; their stuff is instead owned by the government