The strange death of Soviet communism. (response to The National Interest, special issue) (Letter to the Editor)

From: The National Interest | Date: September 22, 1993| Author: Dobriansky, Paula J. | Copyright information

The collapse of communism in Russia was caused by the errors of Soviet leaders, the superior western diplomacy and other events that favored the west. The collapse was not the result of historical predetermination, which ensures the breakdown of regimes that create essentially evil governments. Philosophies are of consequence in the world, but human action decides their fate. They are not ordered by themselves. The concept of predestination is a feeble justification for the western policy aft...

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