The Complete History of the Soviet Union 🇷🇺 | From Revolution to Collapse

What if the promise of a workers' paradise turned into one of the most turbulent regimes in history? In this epic full-length documentary, we dive deep into the complete story of the Soviet Union—from the crumbling of Imperial Russia to the revolutionary rise of Lenin, the brutal reign of Stalin, the Cold War showdowns, and finally the Union's dramatic collapse in 1991. ✅ Subscribe for more powerful history docs: [insert channel link] 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔔 Hit the bell so you never miss a new upload! #SovietUnion #USSR #HistoryDocumentary #Communism #ColdWar #Stalin #Lenin #Gorbachev #WorldWar2 #Chernobyl #FallOfUSSR Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:23 The Fall of Imperial Russia 06:45 The 1917 Revolutions 12:43 Civil War and Bolshevik Victory 18:06 The Creation of the Soviet Union 24:02 Lenin’s Rule and the New Economic Policy 29:30 Stalin’s Rise to Power 35:11 Collectivization and Famine 40:44 Industrialization and the Five-Year Plans 46:24 The Great Purge and the Gulag System 51:30 The Nazi-Soviet Pact and Betrayal 57:24 The Soviet War Effort 01:03:37 Victory and Post-War Expansion 01:09:23 The Early Cold War and Nuclear Arms Race 01:14:22 Khrushchev’s Reforms and the Thaw 01:20:34 The Space Race and Global Prestige 01:25:04 The Cuban Missile Crisis 01:30:34 The Brezhnev Era and Stagnation 01:36:27 The Invasion of Afghanistan 01:42:25 Gorbachev’s Reforms: Glasnost and Perestroika 01:48:24 The Chernobyl Disaster 01:54:14 The Fall of the Eastern Bloc 01:59:13 The 1991 Coup Attempt 02:04:11 The Dissolution of the Soviet Union 02:09:24 Legacy of the Soviet Union 02:15:16 Outro