Fall of the Soviet Union
The evils of the Soviet Union have been described in previous Toplist.info pieces, but its fall was also a terrible catastrophe for millions of people. After a last-ditch attempt to overthrow Boris Yeltsin and install Mikhail Gorbachev as president in August 1991, the Soviet communists' political system was finally declared inoperative in December 1991.
Many lives were destroyed as a result of 15 primarily destitute nations arising. By 1994, the average life expectancy for men in Russia had decreased by six years and for women by three years due to a lack of access to healthcare and a shift to less nutrient-dense homegrown diets.
Infrastructure quality deteriorated, and many individuals lost their access to public housing and feeling of community due to privatization. Therefore, it is not unexpected that 66% of Russians expressed nostalgia for the Soviet system in a 2018 survey. As a result of his post-apocalyptic ghost novel Return of the Living, Dustin Koski is preparing for the next significant setback in his journey.
- Time: 16 November 1988 – 26 December 1991
