Nei Soviet Union yakaparara?
Pane zvikonzero zvakawanda zvokuputsika kweSoviet Union. Asi vanyori venhau dzakaitika kare kazhinji kazhinji vakadzikisira kusvika kuzvisakiso zvikuru zvinotevera:  Kukura kworudzi rwamarudzi muSoviet Republics: Pashure pamakumi amakore okudzvinyirira zvimiro zvorudzi, mapoka emadzinza akavamba kutaura rudzi rwawo ndokurayira kuzvitonga kukuru nesimba rezvematongerwe enyika. Ikoku kwakaguma nemhirizhonga yakawanda nokuratidzira muSoviet Union yose nezvinodikanwa zvorusununguko nokuzvisarudzira kworudzi.  Kuneta kwezvoupfumi uye kuderera kwemitengo yemafuta: Muenzaniso wezvoupfumi wakarongwa nehurumende wakaguma nokushomeka kukuru kwezvinhu zvinokosha zvinotengeswa nevanhu. Zvitoro zvaigara zvisina chinhu uye vagari veSoviet vaifanira kumirira mumitsetse mirefu kuti vatenge zvinhu zvinokosha. Pashure pemakore okushaiwa mari, vagari veSoviet vakatsamwira zvikuru hurumende yavo. Mukuwedzera, mitengo yemafuta yakaderera zvikuru mukupera kwema1980, iyo yakapa hurumende yeSoviet nzvimbo inokosha yemari yakaoma. Izvi zvakaita kuti hurumende yeSoviet iomerwe nokuramba ichishandisa mari yakawanda yehondo uye kuita kuti upfumi hurambe huchishanda.  Perestroika neGlasnost: Kugadziridza kwaGorbachev kwama 1980 kwakanga kwakarongedzerwa kusimbisazve upfumi hweSoviet. Zvisinei, zvisingadiwi, zvakamutsa gakava munyika yose. Rusununguko rwakawedzerwa rwakabvumira vanhu kutsoropodza hurumende zvakajeka zvikuru uye kukumbira chinjo.  Afghanistan neChernobyl: Mukupera kwama 1980, zviitiko zviviri zvakaratidzira kusakwanisa kwehurumende yeSoviet. Kukundikana kwehondo yeAfghanistan kwakaguma nokurasikirwa nechivimbo mumauto eSoviet. Njodzi yeChernobyl yakaratidza kuti hurumende yeSoviet yakanga isingakwanisi kuita basa rayo uye kuti yaiva nemanomano, zvichiita kuti vanhu vasavimbanazve.