Communism in the USSR was doomed from the onset. Communism was condemned due to lack of support from other nations, condemned due to corruption within its leadership, condemned due to the moral weakness of humanity, making what is perfect on paper, ineffective in the real world. The end of this system was very violent. It left one of the two most powerful nations in the world fearful of what was to come.
Communism came to an end in Russia because the government went bankrupt. The arms race against the United States had cost so much, their current economy would not be able to recover from the loss. Since Communist governments own all property in their country rather than the citizens, the type of government in Russia had to be altered in order for the country to have any hope of recovery. Thus, the Cold War itself caused the end of Communism in Russia.
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