At the moment, there is no consensus on what the preconditions for the collapse of the USSR do not exist. However, most scholars are united in the fact that their beginnings were laid in the very ideology of the Bolsheviks, which, albeit in many respects formally, recognized the right of nations to self-determination. The weakening of central power has provoked the formation of new power centers on the outskirts of the state. It is worth noting that similar processes occurred in the very beginning of the 20th century, in the period of revolutions and the collapse of the Russian Empire. In short, the causes of the collapse of the USSR are as follows: a crisis provoked by the planned nature of the economy and leading to a shortage of many consumer goods;unsuccessful, in many respects unreasoned, reforms, which led to a sharp deterioration in the standard of living;massive discontent of the population with interruptions in food supplies;an ever-widening gap in the standard of living between citizens of the USSR and citizens of the countries of the capitalist camp;aggravation of national contradictions;weakening of central authority;the authoritarian nature of Soviet society, including strict censorship, the prohibition of the church and so on.Here are the consequences of the collapse of the USSR: • a sharp decline in production in all countries of the former USSR and a drop in the standard of living of the population; • the territory of Russia decreased by a quarter; • Access to seaports has once again become more difficult; • the population of Russia has decreased - in fact, by half; • the emergence of numerous national conflicts and the emergence of territorial claims between the former Soviet republics; • Globalization has begun - processes that transformed the world into a single political, information, and economic system were gradually gaining momentum; • The world became unipolar, and the only superpower was the United States.
The baptism of Rus is one of the most important cultural events in the history of Ancient Rus. It put an end to the pagan and the beginning of the Christian history of Russia. The baptism of Rus took place at the end of the 9th century, the efforts that Prince Vladimir made during the establishment of Christianity as a state religion. The baptism of Rus did not pass painlessly for the Russian people and was associated with considerable resistance to the new Orthodox culture. Initially, the way to Christianity to the very heart of Kiev's reign of Russia was laid by Princess Olga, the widow of the prince Igor, who was killed by the Drevlyans. Around 955, it was imbued with Christianity and was baptized in Constantinople. From there she brought Greek priests to Russia. However, Christianity was not widely spread then. The son of Princess Olga Svyatoslav saw no need for Christianity and continued to honor the old gods. The merit of establishing Orthodoxy in Russia belongs to one of his sons, Prince Vladimir.
In short, the causes of the collapse of the USSR are as follows:
a crisis provoked by the planned nature of the economy and leading to a shortage of many consumer goods;unsuccessful, in many respects unreasoned, reforms, which led to a sharp deterioration in the standard of living;massive discontent of the population with interruptions in food supplies;an ever-widening gap in the standard of living between citizens of the USSR and citizens of the countries of the capitalist camp;aggravation of national contradictions;weakening of central authority;the authoritarian nature of Soviet society, including strict censorship, the prohibition of the church and so on.Here are the consequences of the collapse of the USSR:
• a sharp decline in production in all countries of the former USSR and a drop in the standard of living of the population;
• the territory of Russia decreased by a quarter;
• Access to seaports has once again become more difficult;
• the population of Russia has decreased - in fact, by half;
• the emergence of numerous national conflicts and the emergence of territorial claims between the former Soviet republics;
• Globalization has begun - processes that transformed the world into a single political, information, and economic system were gradually gaining momentum;
• The world became unipolar, and the only superpower was the United States.
Initially, the way to Christianity to the very heart of Kiev's reign of Russia was laid by Princess Olga, the widow of the prince Igor, who was killed by the Drevlyans. Around 955, it was imbued with Christianity and was baptized in Constantinople. From there she brought Greek priests to Russia. However, Christianity was not widely spread then. The son of Princess Olga Svyatoslav saw no need for Christianity and continued to honor the old gods. The merit of establishing Orthodoxy in Russia belongs to one of his sons, Prince Vladimir.