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 2)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-676X-2023-3-149-178
Abstract
Aim. To analyze some key factors that influenced the evolution of the Soviet state from its formation to its collapse in the context of the entire history of the USSR.
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 factors of the evolution of the Soviet Union should be considered in line with concrete historical approach, taking into account the changes in the policy of the Communist Party. At the final stage of the history of the USSR, 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 collapse of the USSR and implementing 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
D. V. Maslov
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Maslov – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department of Contemporary History of Russia
ul. Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
E. P. Kurapova
Russian State Archive of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena R. Kurapova – Cand. Sci. (History), Deputy Director
Pirogovskaya ul. 17 B, Moscow 119435
V. V. Efremenko
MIREA – Russian Technological University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Valentin V. Efremenko – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
pr-t Vernadskogo 78, Moscow 119454
D. V. Zaets
MIREA – Russian Technological University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitry V. Zayets – Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
pr-t Vernadskogo 78, Moscow 119454
A. N. Uchaev
Saratov State Technical University named after Yu. A. Gagarin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anton N. Uchaev – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department of History and Cultural Studies
Politechnicheskaya ul. 77, Saratov 410054
N. V. Shalaeva
Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N. I. Vavilov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nadezhda V. Shalaeva – Dr. Sci. (History), Prof., Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences
pr-t im. Petra Stolypina 4-3, Saratov 410012
V. A. Gizhov
Saratov State University of Genetics, Biotechnology and Engineering named after N. I. Vavilov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir A. Gizhov – Cand. Sci. (History), Assoc. Prof., Department of Social and Humanitarian Sciences
pr-t im. Petra Stolypina 4-3, Saratov 410012
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