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Instructions: Please write an essay 2-3 pages long summarizing what you learn about the Soviet Union history 1917-1991. Highlight the most important from your point of view events shaping the Soviet Union as the country and affect a mentality and values of Soviet people. Include into the exam text few pictures illustrating your thoughts and/or comments. 700-1000 words or 2-3 pages.

No Other Outside Information.

Just use information or sources I provide below.

Important Videos: Russia 1953-1991 Videos

The Breakup of the Soviet Union Explained:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2GmtBCVHzY

Moscow Empire – rise and fall Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgzGLYpykEA&has_verified=1

Moscow Empire – rise and fall. Part 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSqMpZ5qhz0

Details: Russia Chronology 1953-1991

1961 - The Soviets put the first man in space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs as the Soviets place missiles in Cuba.

1972 - Detente begins as U.S. President Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.

1979 - The Soviet-Afghanistan War begins. The Soviets have little success against the Afghanistan rebels. They leave in 1989 defeated.

1980 - The 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow. Many countries boycott the games including the United States.

1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev is elected General Secretary. He institutes freedom of speech and openness of the government (Glasnost) as well as a restructuring of the economy (Perestroika).

1991 - The Soviet Union is dissolved. Many countries gain their independence. The country of Russia is established.