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With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the implementation of a democratic government, Russia experienced a great number of changes. ... Another aspect about Russian politics is that they became extremely corrupt after the fall of the Soviet Union. ... All sense of what was right and moral was stripped by the Soviet propaganda machine. ... In spite of this apparent lack of faith, the country set about re-creating the famous Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which was destroyed by the Soviet Union, even though the country was broke and the project was going to cost several hundred million dollars. ... 174)
Russia was also united in its misery during the Soviet Union. According to Joseph Brodsky the Soviet people were “equal in poverty” (Pg. ... With the collapse of the Soviet Union, however, there became a tremendous vacuum of power and of private ownership, the likes of which had never been seen before in history. ... There became a new class of poor people which did not exist during the 75 years of Soviet governing. At the same time there became a small elite class of exceedingly rich people who profited tremendously from the break-up of the Soviet Union. ...
The cultural changes that affected the new country were heavily influenced by the actions of the former Soviet Union. The Communist government lauded artistic expression (just so long as it was promoting Soviet propaganda) and condemned the Russian Intelligentsia. ... think how many independent-minded people we lost, and how those voices were kept from the ears of Soviet citizens” (Pg. ... ” The arts and literature were pushed by the Soviet Union as a way to brainwash its people with its propaganda. Over 99% of the Soviet population was literate. ... They didn’t have time for the things that were so pertinent in the old Soviet days. ...
Russia also had a very hard time finding its own identity in the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse.
Approximate Word count = 1607
Approximate Pages = 6.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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