The Fall of the Soviet Union
Dan Snow's History Hit
00:00
How Important People Are in How Events Turn Ut?
There was increasing recognition that changes will be necessary. Lukashenka is not decent, but then gorbashov. How important personalities are in how events turn ut? I think we can say with such assurance that that regime as it lasted, could not go on any longer. The economy was in shambles. You could not maintain an economy which is cut off from the world and where economic inefficiency is non existent. In the 19 nineties in russia were a period of dreadful decades when life expectancy falled wher alcoholism reached remarkable proportions. And this was a high cost. Now it always interested me how come the chinese manage to avoid all death? Wys
Play episode from 05:16
Transcript
