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The '''overthrow of the Soviet Union''' was the process of [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] [[counter-revolution]] which culminated in the disintegration of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] (USSR) into independent states in December of 1991. Among the various causes for dissolution was the organization of a bourgeois class inside the USSR under a 'shadow economy' which effectively guaranteed their interests through corrupt officials of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU). | The '''overthrow of the Soviet Union''' was the process of [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] [[counter-revolution]] which culminated in the disintegration of the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] (USSR) into independent states in December of 1991. Among the various causes for dissolution was the organization of a bourgeois class inside the USSR under a 'shadow economy' which effectively guaranteed their interests through corrupt officials of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU). It's generally accepted that the political and economic policies of [[Nikita Khrushchev|Khrushchev]], [[Leonid Brezhnev|Brezhnev]] and ultimately [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]] paved the way for counter-revolution in the USSR. | ||
== Background == | == Background == |