The reason for the disintegration of the Soviet Union can be traced back to the coming to power of former Soviet leader leonid ilyich brezhnev. After Brezhnev came to power, a large number of cronies were promoted, and a privileged class with Brezhnev as the core was formed in Soviet political circles, and various bad styles were bred.
By the end of Brezhnev's rule, bribery was widespread in the Soviet Union, and the production efficiency became very low. That period was called the "stagnation period" and "ossification period" of the Soviet Union.
According to Russian experts' estimation, during the Brezhnev period, the privileged class in the Soviet Union grew to 500,000-700,000, and with their relatives, there were as many as 3 million people, accounting for about 1.5% of the national population. The privileged class in the Soviet Union has appropriated a great deal of national wealth for itself.
Gorbachev came to power in 1985, trying to reverse this stagnant and rigid situation and carrying out very intense reforms, but due to the lack of macro-decision-making and corresponding supporting measures.
In addition, Gorbachev still did not give up the traditional practice of the Soviet Union and continued to give priority to the development of heavy industry, which led to the continuous decline of the economy and the continuous decline of people's living standards. At the same time, it triggered strong dissatisfaction and social unrest of the privileged class in the Soviet Union.
From 65438 to 0988, Gorbachev began to shift the focus of reform to the political field, which led to the rapid rise of the opposition and intensified social unrest.
1March 990 1 1, Lithuania, as one of the 15 countries that joined the Soviet Union, was the first to declare its independence, and other countries followed suit. On September 6th, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania became the last straw to crush the Soviet Union.
19911On February 8, the leaders of the Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine signed the CIS agreement and announced the establishment of the CIS. On February 25th, 65438, Gorbachev announced his resignation as president of the Soviet Union. On February 26th, 65438, the last meeting of the Soviet Union declared that the Soviet Union ceased to exist, and the Soviet Union officially disintegrated, and the Russian Federation became the only successor country of the Soviet Union.