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Dr. Sarah Paine on Dwarkesh Patel: Why Glasnost Ended USSR

What happens when glasnost opens an inverted empire spanning 15 republics: Helsinki Accords activated dissidents, and 60 ethnic revolts overwhelmed Gorbachev.

Sarah PaineguestDwarkesh Patelhost
Dec 19, 20251h 54mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 15:53

    Did Reagan single-handedly win the Cold War?

  2. 15:53 – 30:37

    Eastern Bloc uprisings & oil crisis

  3. 30:37 – 37:33

    Gorbachev's mistakes

  4. 37:33 – 48:31

    German unification and NATO expansion

  5. 48:31 – 56:10

    The Gulf War and the Cold War endgame

  6. 56:10 – 1:14:46

    How central planning survived so long

  7. 1:14:46 – 1:54:54

    Sarah's life in the USSR in 1988

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