Maybe you don't remember the Soviet Union since it has been 18 years when it dissolved. We can't seem to remember what happened 7 1/2 years ago, so remembering the Soviet Union might be hard for some. For those who had difficulty staying awake in history class, using too many drugs in high school, or were from families of misfortune and didn't care about international problems here is a synopsis of what happened:
The Russian Empire had gone through some leaders that the Russian people were feeling out of touch with due to the fact that the leaders were from the higher class of society.
Some of the leaders made changes in the government and society but many of the Russian people did not like the change because they felt their leaders were still corrupt.
One in particular leader got the Russian Empire into wars that many of the people felt were useless and ill conceived.
Another leader rose up fast in the ranks and promised the Russian people some hope and change such as his slogan that said: "Peace, land and bread".
The Russian people went for the change, had two revolutions (one serene, the other violent).
Once the revolution had ended, a new government was in place, one of socialism. A country that had been around for longer than the average country had fallen.
After this leader was gone, the next leader turned the country into communism, or what he perceived as communism and the people had been repressed and oppressed for the next 75 years.
Sound familiar? America has gone through the first 4 1/2 of these steps. The reason we study history is so we do not make the same mistakes. Are we learning or are we stupid Amerikans? We are well on our way to socialism and no one cares. Our government is starting to mess more and more with free enterprise and capilalism, when they should be focused on the stupidity of American people.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090204/pl_nm/us_obama_15
