Question

USSR disintegrated on the year____________________
A. 1995
B. 1991
C. 2005
D. 1998

Answer 1

Hint: The USSR had emerged as a strong military power over the years after the Second World War and also had eight countries of Eastern Europe under its domination. The USSR had tried to compete with the Americans and expand its political influence.

Complete step by step answer:
On the other hand, during the year 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev came to power and embarked on a far-reaching reform program such as the market economy and openness along with a huge reduction in military expenditure. In 1979, the USSR had invaded Afghanistan but Gorbachev decided to withdraw it from Afghanistan. The Berlin Wall that separated the Russian zone of Germany from West Germany collapsed in the year 1989 and popular revolutions toppled communist governments in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. On the other hand, Hungary and Poland had a peaceful transition to democracy. In the 22 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the communist world order was completely shattered. Communism had been completely overthrown in Eastern and Central Europe and finally, on December 8, 1991, the USSR was disbanded. With its fall, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union put the blame on the Stalin system for its collapse. Thereafter, after the demise of Stalin, the Communist Party denounced all the excesses and the crimes committed by him.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: The collapse of the USSR has been a serious blow to the communist ideology. The USSR had introduced the model of economic planning which is still relevant now even in the case of developing economies.