May 12, 2026
Joseph Stalin’s only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defected to the United States in 1967. She became disenchanted with life in the West and repatriated to the Soviet Union in 1984. She once again defected back to the United States in 1986.
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Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?
On January 1, 1991, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world, covering some 8,650,000 square miles (22,400,000 square km), nearly one-sixth of Earth’s land surface. Its population numbered more than 290 million, and 100 distinct nationalities lived within its borders. It also boasted
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