The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Fall of the Cuban Economy

In the 1980s, the Soviet Union began to realize that it needed economic, social and political success. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, tried to reform the Soviet Union itself, paying more attention to the economic aspects of things than the actual system itself. He introduced two different policies, Glasnost and Perestroika. These reforms helped the Soviet citizens, but they caused other problems in the country. When the state no longer can benefit from these policies, it begins to collapse Ironically, many citizens die.

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has put the Cuban economy, which had already had problems, into a dilemma. In three years, the economy shrank by 40%. The first riot in Havana. In order to release the pressure, Fidel Castro again insisted that anyone who wants to leave Cuba could go. For a while Balsros ("Sasori") rushed through the coast of Florida to the imaginable things such as truck tires, rafts, floating objects. When they left the tens of thousands of coasts in Cuba, they created an unforgettable sight

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Cuban economy, the generation of the Cubans matured in the most difficult times of the revolution. On a recent trip to the island, I no longer think Fidel will win the free and fair election. Young Cuban entrepreneurs are eager for American-style free companies, not revolutionary cattle.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, Cuba lost its main market and its main source of foreign aid. As a result, the Cuban economy collapsed, revealing the overall impact of US embargo measures. Loss of cheap oil in the Soviet Union also caused Cuban energy crisis. Cuba's foreign trade decreased by 75%, economic production decreased by 50%. It is difficult for Cuba to accept the medical care and other supplies that country needs. Cuba made Mexico, Canada, Italy and Spain a new trading partner. Export revenues in 1998 were $ 4 billion, down 22%. This led to a decline in sugar exports and a drop in the world price of nickel and sugar. Import expenditure also declined by 15% to $ 3 billion. This is partly due to the decline in world prices.

In May 1960, Castro established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and the United States responded by prohibiting the import of sugar in Cuba. In order to prevent the collapse of the Cuban economy - sugar exports to the United States accounted for 80% of the country's total production - the Soviet Union agreed to buy sugar. In January 1961, the US government blocked diplomatic relations with Cuba and strengthened its preparation for invasion. Several State Department and some other advisors to the new US president John F. Kennedy believe that Castro does not pose a real threat to the US, but the new president skeptical of the removal of Cuban leadership from Russia, China I believe it will be shown to Americans. He is seriously considering winning the Cold War