We argue that the war in Afghanistan was a key factor, though not the only cause, in the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The war impacted Soviet politics in four.

We argue that the war in Afghanistan was a key factor, though not the only cause, in the breakdown of the Soviet Union.

10 сент. 2024 г. · The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War (1978–92)

Among the reasons for the fall of the Union, the invasion of Afghanistan was one of the poorest decisions that was made by the Soviet government. What factors ...

The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet Union-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. 40th Army (Soviet Union) · Raids inside the Soviet Union · Afghanistan Mujahedin

The Afghanistan war and the breakdown of the Soviet Union · The effect of warfare on the environment. Reuveny, Rafael, (2010) · On conflict over natural resources.

At the end of December 1979, the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into Afghanistan and immediately assumed complete military and political control of Kabul ...

The Soviet-Afghan War was a key episode in the process that led to the Soviet Union's final collapse. It brought about the country's international isolation ...

The Communist government in Russia disintegrated due to economic pressures, the war in Afghanistan and revolt in Eastern Europe.

The war in Afghanistan had a major impact on domestic politics in the Soviet Union. It was one of the key factors in the delegitimization of Communist Party ...