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DP History Cold War: End of the Cold War and Case Studies

What were the origins?

Impact

End

End of the Cold War: A Russian View
End of the Cold War and the Soviet Union
Perestroika and Glasnost
History.com: Perestroika and Glasnost
Alpha History: Glasnost and Perestroika
Reform, Coup and Collapse: Fall of the Soviet Union
Did Star Wars Help End the Cold War?
Economic Collapse of the Soviet Union
Essay: Decline of the Soviet Union
Nationalism, Ethnic Pressures, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union
Actually a review of the book, but provides a good summary and discussion
Gorbachev's Role in Ending the Cold War
Gorbachev: "We All Lost the Cold War"

Case Studies