Accidental Collapse of the Soviet Union's Civilisation

Mark B Smith, Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization 1953-1991 makes a controversial claim. Under Gorbachev, the USSR "committed suicide by accident."

In this video I guide you though the main ideas and narrative of this important new history book.

Does the Soviet collapse hold lessons for the West that some say is marching towards "civilizational collapse"?

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Other videos on these themes on the channel are:

Why did the Soviet Union collapse? https://youtu.be/E_pM6ohY6hU

Why we're not all Soviets now, but the USA is an unhappy empire. https://youtu.be/fdU3T-gkW94

Ukraine War, Decolonisation and History as a BIG LIE https://youtu.be/eWORpsrljhs

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev https://youtu.be/oc9CrykP1As

The Russo-Ukraine War is on the Brink of Catastrophe in Europe with Prof. Richard Sakwa https://youtu.be/sf3_O9gqvvc

How to build lasting peace by avoiding a Second Cold War | Richard Sakwa Interview https://youtu.be/-YILk7RsVc8

Why All Collapse Narratives Collapse & How to Stay CALM https://youtu.be/4vnPnXvUV1k

The Rise and Fall of Empires https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDQM15vyFoOShSanTBo8hJoGAzTQlzrnv
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