The Fall of the Soviet Union


The following resources will help you in your exploration of the fall of the Soviet Union.

  Internet Sites

BBC - Collapse of the USSR Ten Years On: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/europe/2001/collapse_of_ussr/timelines/default.stm

BBC - Reform, Coup and Collapse - The End of the Soviet State: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/soviet_end_01.shtml

The Causes and Consequences of the Collapse of the Soviet Union: http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/guides/glo-sov.html

The Cold War Museum - The Fall of the Soviet Union: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp

The Economic Collapse of the Soviet Union: http://www.culture-of-peace.info/soviet-collapse/introduction.html

FAS - 1991 - The Fall of the Soviet Union and the Rise of Russia: http://www.fas.org/news/russia/2000/russia/part01.htm

FAS - 1998 - Years of Bad Advice Culminate in Russia's Total Collapse: http://www.fas.org/news/russia/2000/russia/part08.htm

New Insight on the Soviet Union's Collapse: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0723/p15s01-wmgn.html

Time - Hastening the End of the Empire: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972214,00.html


If you don't find what you're looking for in any of the sites above, try your 
own keyword search using the following tips...

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "Soviet Union", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites about the Soviet Union as opposed to all of the sites containing the word Soviet plus all of the sites containing the word Union.
     
  4. If you would like to search for something specific about a the Soviet Union, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma, followed by a space and you other search term.  For instance; if I wanted to find out about the fall of the Soviet Union I would enter the following:
     

     "Soviet Union", fall, dissolution   etc.
     

  5. Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     
  6. Be sure to critically evaluate Internet sources.  UC Berkley Library's Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask is an excellent source to help you critique the quality of websites in the following areas:
  7. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on the Internet, online databases, or print material, you must cite every resource you used.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
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Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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