Question
How did the Soviet Union suddenly disintegrate? Explain any six reasons.
Solution
Reasons for disintegration:
i) Internal weakness of Soviet political and economical institutions.
ii) Soviet Union used much of its resources in maintaining Nuclear and military arsenals.
iii) Communist party was not accountable to the people.
iv) Ordinary people became more knowledgeable about the technology.
v) Corruption was rampant. vi) The Soviet Union had became stagnant in administrative and political sense.
vii) The system was unwilling to allow openness.
