The Soviet Union: on the way to disintegration (Materials of the round table presentation at the center for socio-political history, Moscow, December 19, 2022. Part 1)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2023-1-6-21
Abstract
Aim. In the context of the entire history of the USSR, to analyze some key factors that influenced the evolution of the Soviet state from its formation to its collapse.
Methodology. The presented materials are based on expert assessments of the genesis and significance of a number of key factors in the dynamics of the Soviet Union. As part of the system analysis, the circumstances of the implementation of these factors in the spheres of public life are studied.
Results. The authors of the presented materials stated the absence of predetermination of the collapse of the USSR. The studied economic and ethnic factors of the evolution of the Soviet Union should be considered in line with a concrete historical approach, taking into account changes in the policy of the Communist Party. At the final stage of the USSR history, its leadership could not give adequate answers to the new challenges of modernization, which contributed to the collapse of the USSR.
Research implications. The results of the analysis can be used to develop a deeper understanding of the causes of the USSR collapse and use its experience to prevent similar cataclysms in the future. The presented materials can also be used in teaching social and humanitarian disciplines.
About the Authors
V. V. Zhuravlev
Moscow Region State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valeri V. Zhuravlev – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department Head, Department of Recent History of Russia
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
L. N. Lazareva
Moscow Region State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lyubov N. Lazareva – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., Department of Recent History of Russia
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
N. I. Sukhanova
Moscow Region State Pedagogical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalya I. Suchanova – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department of Recent History of Russia
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
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