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The Fall of the USSR, Pt I

Aug 25, 2026 · 51 min · 24 segments

It’s rare that the downfall of an empire can be chalked up to the decisions of just one person. It’s even rarer, when the empire falls over the course of a year. That’s pretty much what happened with…

It’s rare that the downfall of an empire can be chalked up to the decisions of just one person. It’s even rarer, when the empire falls over the course of a year. That’s pretty much what happened with the Soviet Union when Mikhail Gorbachev dissolved it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s rare that the downfall of an empire can be chalked up to the decisions of just one person. It’s even rarer, when the empire falls over the course of a year. That’s pretty much what happened with…

Speakers: Josh ClarkHostChuck BryantHost

Top entities: Mikhail Gorbachev×29 Soviet Union×94 Odoo×18 Estonia×6 Poland×12

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Fall of the Soviet UnionHistory > Modern History > Late 20th Century > Soviet Union
Soviet CommunismPolitics > Political Systems > Communism
Gorbachev's ReformsPolitics > Political Systems > Communism > Soviet Communism
Post-Soviet StatesGovernment > International Relations > Cold War > Eastern Bloc > Soviet Influence
Reform MovementsSociety > Social Change > Political Movements
Glasnost and PerestroikaSociety > Social Change > Political Movements > Reform Movements
End of the Cold WarGeopolitics > Geopolitical Events
NationalismGeopolitics > Geopolitical Events > End of the Cold War
Emergence of New NationsGeopolitics > Geopolitical Events > End of the Cold War > Nationalism
Society
International RelationsGovernment
Political SystemsPolitics
Eastern BlocGovernment > International Relations > Cold War
Social ChangeSociety
Political MovementsSociety > Social Change
CommunismPolitics > Political Systems
Soviet UnionHistory > Modern History > Late 20th Century
Soviet InfluenceGovernment > International Relations > Cold War > Eastern Bloc
Late 20th CenturyHistory > Modern History
Politics
History
Government
Cold WarGovernment > International Relations
Geopolitical EventsGeopolitics
Modern HistoryHistory
Geopolitics