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Collapse Dynamics

Soviet Union - Legitimacy Evaporation

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This explainer will cover:

  • How ideological coherenceThe degree to which an explanation holds together without contradiction. Coherence is necessary but not sufficient for truth. eroded under economic constraints
  • Why bureaucratic rigidity prevented adaptive reform
  • Case study: 1989 to 1991 legitimacy collapse

Related: See Legitimacy Engineering for context.

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