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The constant purges, the massive political repression and the inefficient economic model imposed by brute force did much to weaken the Soviet Union and its leadership, most of which was composed of sycophants of Stalin.

That along with the massive structural damage done by the Nazi invasion, the destruction and millions of citizens dead, the Soviet Union was in a dire state in the late 1940s.

So, what could lead to its collapse?
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