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Andrei Sakharov - Biographical

Andrei Sakharov - Biographical | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
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How Alcohol Conquered Russia

How Alcohol Conquered Russia | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.theatlantic.com - September 25, 2013 4:41 AM
A history of the country’s struggle with alcoholism, and why the government has done so little about it.
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A piece from The Atlantic on the impact of alcoholism on Russia and the Soviet Union. 'Today, according to the World Health Organization, one-in-five men in the Russian Federation die due to alcohol-related causes, compared with 6.2 percent of all men globally.'
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Gorbachev, Glasnost, Perestroika, Arms Agreement - YouTube

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The state of the Soviet Union in 1985 and Gorbachev's early policies.
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BBC - History - World Wars: Reform, Coup and Collapse: The End of the Soviet State

BBC - History - World Wars: Reform, Coup and Collapse: The End of the Soviet State | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - July 11, 2016 5:54 PM
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'Professor Archie Brown explains the reasons behind the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union, and examines how such an authoritarian system could be dismantled peacefully.'
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How a Nuclear Catastrophe Undermined an Entire Empire

How a Nuclear Catastrophe Undermined an Entire Empire | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.slate.com - January 29, 2013 12:19 AM

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'At 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, following a disastrously ill-judged systems test by undertrained technicians.'
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A profoundly important question in history. The role of disaster as instigator of change. What might happen in, say China (or the United States for that matter), if something similar was to happen?
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Did the Chernobyl nuclear explosion lead to the destruction of the Soviet Union?
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Boris Yeltsin - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com

Boris Yeltsin - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.history.com - August 13, 2016 4:16 PM
Find out more about the history of Boris Yeltsin, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
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Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007) President of Russia from 1991 until 1999
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How Vladimir Putin came to power 

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Channel 4 documentary on Vladimir Putin's rise to power. 
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How Putin Became President

How Putin Became President | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.the-american-interest.com - May 19, 2016 11:02 AM
The 1999 Russian apartment bombings were the greatest political provocation since the burning of the Reichstag.
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American journalist, David Satter, on Putin's rise to power in 1999.
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Václav Havel and Soviet Dissidents

From www.youtube.com - July 11, 2016 3:10 PM
Soviet Dissidents 1960s to 1980s. An introduction
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The Cold War series (1998) on dissidents in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union.
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Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - Biographical

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - Biographical | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.nobelprize.org - July 1, 2016 9:30 AM
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An autobiographical essay by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn on the Nobel Prize website. 
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Perestroika and Glasnost - Cold War - HISTORY.com

Perestroika and Glasnost - Cold War - HISTORY.com | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.history.com - July 11, 2016 2:49 PM
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Mikhail Gorbachev launched his nation on a dramatic new course. his dual program of “perestroika” (“restructuring”) and “glasnost” (“openness”) introduced profound changes in economic practice, internal affairs and international relations.
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Mikhail Gorbachev launched his nation on a dramatic new course. his dual program of “perestroika” (“restructuring”) and “glasnost” (“openness”) introduced profound changes in economic practice, internal affairs and international relations.
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The U.S.S.R. Fell—and the World Fell Asleep

The U.S.S.R. Fell—and the World Fell Asleep | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.wsj.com - December 16, 2016 6:56 PM
Garry Kasparov writes that 25 years after the Soviet Union ceased to exist, plenty of repressive regimes live on. Today, the free world no longer cares.
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Garry Kasparov: 'A quarter-century ago, on Dec. 25, 1991, as the last Soviet premier, Mikhail Gorbachev, resigned after a final attempt to keep the Communist state alive, I was so optimistic for the future. That year and the years leading up to that moment were a period when anything felt possible. The ideals of freedom and democracy seemed within the reach of the people of the Soviet Union.'
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Moscow coup 1991: With Boris Yeltsin on the tank - BBC News

Moscow coup 1991: With Boris Yeltsin on the tank - BBC News | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From www.bbc.co.uk - July 2, 2016 4:50 PM
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'It is one of the abiding images of modern Russian history, the famous picture of Boris Yeltsin speaking on a tank outside the parliament in Moscow on 19 August 1991.'
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Boris Yeltsin's finest moments

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Boris Yeltsin's occasional faux pas.
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Vladimir Putin – Personal website

Vladimir Putin – Personal website | A-level: Crisis of Communism, 1953-2000 | Scoop.it
From eng.putin.kremlin.ru - July 2, 2016 5:12 PM
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Yes, the personal website of Vladimir Putin. Everything you could possibly want to know about the dear leader, and a bit more.  
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