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[quote=Anonymous]IMO, the Soviet Union's collapse was probably accelerated 5-15 years by Reagan. 1) Soviets subsidized their satellites (wheat, $, etc.) 2) Soviets began having problems feeding themselves in the 1960s. To continue their subsidies, they had to buy more wheat on the world market requiring $. 3) Soviet main source of $ was gold and oil. 4) Gold cratered from $800/oz to $200/oz between 1980 and 1986. Oil cratered from $80/bbl to $15/bbl in that timeframe as well 5) Reagan convinced the Saudis to agree to an oil output increase, during a time when the Soviets had to spend more $ on Afghanistan and shiny new missiles to keep up with Reagan's defense spending increases. This in addition to buying grain and other subsidies to their satellites. http://www.aei.org/feature/the-soviet-collapse/[/quote]
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