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The End of Bipolarity

Bihar Board · Class 12 · Political Science

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1

The Soviet System and Its Features

  • USSR was formed after the 1917 socialist revolution inspired by ideals of socialism and equality
  • Single-party system dominated by the Communist Party with no opposition allowed
  • Planned economy controlled entirely by the state
2

Weaknesses and Internal Problems of USSR

  • Economic stagnation in the late 1970s with declining productivity and technology
  • Heavy military spending on nuclear arsenal and satellite states created economic burden
  • Shortages of consumer goods and increasing food imports
3

Gorbachev's Reforms and Unintended Consequences

  • Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary in 1985
  • Introduced Perestroika (restructuring) and Glasnost (openness) policies
  • Aimed to reform economy, democratize politics, and catch up with the West
4

The Final Collapse (1991)

  • Communist hardliners attempted coup against Gorbachev in August 1991
  • Boris Yeltsin emerged as hero by opposing the coup
  • People had tasted freedom and rejected return to old-style Communist rule

Key Concepts

The Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsThe group of East European countriesMikhail Gorbachev introduced policies of PerestroikaThe rapid transition model from socialismAn organization formed in December 1991

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