Stuff You Should Know · August 27, 2026 · 43m

The Fall of the USSR, Pt II

The breakup of the USSR left Russia as the "jilted republic," struggling through a decade of transition. The country descended into "controlled chaos," where corruption and kleptocracy replaced the socialist system. The episode explores the economic upheaval and social decay that followed the Soviet collapse.

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Russia as the 'jilted republic'

After the USSR dissolved, Russia felt abandoned as the central republic that lost its satellite states and global influence.

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The 'controlled chaos' of the 1990s

The decade after the Soviet collapse was marked by 'controlled chaos' — a precarious balance between anarchy and order in Russia.

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