Stuff You Should Know

The Fall of the USSR, Pt I

Published 25 August 2026Duration: 46m 12s
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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.

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