Why Learn About This?

Learning about history is very important for students. In order to prevent the past from happening again, we need to see what went wrong then and do our best to not let that happen. In the case of the Soviet Union collapsing we need to see how poor economics can ruin a country. I choose this topic because it is one that is not taught in most curriculum's. Personally i feel that Russia (the former USSR) has a very interesting history. Some might even say that its history is somewhat tragic. From the fall of the great Romanov dynasty throughout World War II, the cold war, and eventually the collapse of the USSR, Russia has been through many large events. They have gone through times when they were great world powers and times when they could not support the people that inhabited the country. However with hard work and leaders doing their best Russia overcame many challenges. However, if we do not learn about how they lost power, and how the great power, the USSR collapsed, we will not prevent it from happening again. It is this generations job to prevent terrible events of the past from happening all over again.