The "Mystery" of the Soviet Collapse

As we approach the fifteenth anniversary of the demise of the Soviet Union, its sudden collapse remains mysterious. At the time, virtually no Western experts, Soviet or foreign officials, or even Soviet reformers foresaw the impending collapse of the system of one-party dictatorship, state ownership of the economy, and Kremlin control over its domestic and East European empires. Structuralism alone does not provide a satisfactory account of the chain of events. One must also consider the central role of intentionalismâ that is, individuals inspired by ideas, which they impart to othersâ in the inception and course of the change. One such individual was the "godfather of glasnost" Aleksandr Yakovlev

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