The contributing factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union [USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)]

<Tab/>The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), which was established in 1922, was the first communist state in the world. Run by the general secretary, the equivalent of the position of the president in the United States, the communist party controlled the government, and the government controlled all of the industry and agriculture. Yet, under such strict government control, the Soviet Union ended in collapse in the year 1991. The main contributing factor towards the downfall of the USSR was the poor state of the economy, which in turn triggered the second main factor…