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The USSR and post-Soviet Russia (1945–2020)

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4.11.1 Impact of policies in post-war USSR (1945–1953) (HL)
4.11.2 Impact of Nikita Khrushchev’s rule (1953–1964) (HL)
4.11.3 Impact of reaction and re- centralization (1964–1982) (HL)
4.11.4 Impact of reform and transformation under Gorbachev (1985–1991) (HL)
4.11.5 Challenges of the transition to post- (HL)
4.11.6 Soviet Russia (1991–1999) (HL)
4.11.7 Impact of Vladimir Putin on Russia (2000–2020) (HL)

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