Chapter 15: Consolidation and Collapse

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Chapter 15: Consolidation and Collapse The SU under Leonid Brezhnev continued to suffer from the ills that were plaguing the country for decade, namely slow agricultural output, and shortage of basic goods. The consumer goods, however, for the first time received more attention. Living standards continued to be low, worker on average had to work almost 6 time longer than their American counterparts to earn a loaf of bread.

Study P.276, S5 Pilfering from work place. Brezhnev as chief of the politburo for life and the culture of the nomenclature The stability of cadres The underground culture of “samizdat” Helsinki Agreement of 1975 Andrej Sakharov Why was the economy still in trouble? Read P.278

Andropov and Chernenko, the two sick old men. P.280, S 10. Read the paradox Andropov and Chernenko, the two sick old men. The Rise of Michael Gorbachev At age 54 he looked like a teen among the old guards. Perestroika and Glasnost. Read p. 282 Antropov Chernenko Gorbi

The Rise of Boris Yeltsin The Baltic Crises Perestroika abroad- Eastern Europe sees its chance. The 1991 Coup d'état. P. 289 The collapse of the SU. Study map 291.

Chapter 16: Continuity and Change Russians have always lived under a tsar. Read for Stalin said about Ivan the Terrible p.295 The Complexities of Mother Russia to become more democratic : The size of the country The fear of external threat Tradition and ideology The acceptance of the ruled Threats within her borders Repression Ivan the Terrible

Closing the economic gap with the West Russian Economy: heavily based on natural resources Climate and environment Foreign invasion Resistance to change The government and military spending The Afghan War 1979-88

Russia today The war conflict in Georgia and the Ukraine The annexation of Crimea The leadership of a strong leader The increasing isolation from the West The falling rubble The mistrust of the West The oligarcs Putin said that the fall of the SU was one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. Will he try to regain some of the lost territory? Many people believe that he restored the respect and honor of Russia. Do you remember the one man who tried to do the same in the 1930’s? No matter which way Russia will go, the chances are, you will hear about her all your life. Russia is strange and unpredictable, but her culture is an amazing array of great music, arts, literature and her people one of the best athletes on Earth.