What Really Happened to the Soviet Union | Inside the Rise and Collapse of the Red Empire

Описание: What Really Happened to the Soviet Union | Inside the Rise and Fall of the Red Empire | A production of The Diary of Akhenaten
In the 20th century, a revolution born from the collapse of the Russian Empire gave rise to one of the most influential and feared superpowers in modern history. The Soviet Union emerged with the promise of equality, social justice, and a new world order that would challenge Western capitalism.

For decades, the Red Empire expanded its political, military, and ideological influence across Eastern Europe, Asia, and beyond, becoming the United States' primary rival during the Cold War. It was an era marked by arms races, espionage, propaganda, and constant global tension on the brink of nuclear conflict.

But beneath the image of absolute power lay deep weaknesses: a rigid economy, political repression, chronic shortages, and a system incapable of reforming itself without fracturing. The reforms of the late 20th century exposed contradictions that could no longer be contained.

In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed without a full-scale war, ending more than seventy years of communist rule and forever altering the global balance. From its ruins emerged new nations, simmering conflicts, and a world still grappling with the consequences of its fall.

This is the true story of the rise and fall of the Red Empire.