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Slovenia is a rich country and it was rich when it became independent. Making it the only non-capitalist rich country to have existed.
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- Research: Mrs Scope
- Animation: Petra Lilla Marjai
- Audio: Seb. Soto
- Writing and Voice Over: Avery from History Scope
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Websites
https://mek.oszk.hu/16000/16016/16016.pdf
https://mult-kor.hu/20090625_amitol_pozitiv_a_szloven_atmenet_merlege
https://www.bollettinoadapt.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/v1303070-.pdf
https://books.google.nl/books?hl=en&lr=&id=v6nz6cIodfUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA201&dq=Democratic+Governance+in+the+Transition+from+Yugoslav+Self-Management+to+a+Market+Economy:+The+Case+of+the+Slovenian+Privatization+Debates+1990-1992&ots=TlbgsACnsH&sig=0NpJ-q5VVIV3X8tvJFQX0AkQI5o&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Articles
M. Uvalic - The Rise and Fall of Market Socialism in Yugoslavia. 2018/03/20. ResearchGate
A. Gregoric, S. Ivanjko (2006) Financial Participation of Employees in Slovenia. Inter-University Centre Split/Berlin. Free University of Berlin.
(eds.) J. Waddington, T. Müller, K. Vandaele (2023) Trade unions in the European Union. Peter Lang Éditions scientifiques internationales. Brussels
J. Mencinger (2001) Why is Transition in Slovenia Often Considered a Success Story. Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 11.
A. Švab (2002) Consuming Western Image of Well-Being - Shopping Tourism In Socialist Slovenia, Cultural Studies, 16:1, 63-79.
E. Zhuravskaya, S. Guriev, A. Markevich, Andrei - New Russian Economic History (November 13, 2021). Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming
Slovenia is a rich country and it was rich when it became independent. Making it the only non-capitalist rich country to have existed.
Credits
- Research: Mrs Scope
- Animation: Petra Lilla Marjai
- Audio: Seb. Soto
- Writing and Voice Over: Avery from History Scope
Social Media
- Discord: discord.gg/JYCYPvqba6
- Twitter: twitter.com/ScopeHistory
- Instagram: instagram.com/officialhistoryscope
- Facebook: facebook.com/averythingchannel
Websites
https://mek.oszk.hu/16000/16016/16016.pdf
https://mult-kor.hu/20090625_amitol_pozitiv_a_szloven_atmenet_merlege
https://www.bollettinoadapt.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/v1303070-.pdf
https://books.google.nl/books?hl=en&lr=&id=v6nz6cIodfUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA201&dq=Democratic+Governance+in+the+Transition+from+Yugoslav+Self-Management+to+a+Market+Economy:+The+Case+of+the+Slovenian+Privatization+Debates+1990-1992&ots=TlbgsACnsH&sig=0NpJ-q5VVIV3X8tvJFQX0AkQI5o&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
Articles
M. Uvalic - The Rise and Fall of Market Socialism in Yugoslavia. 2018/03/20. ResearchGate
A. Gregoric, S. Ivanjko (2006) Financial Participation of Employees in Slovenia. Inter-University Centre Split/Berlin. Free University of Berlin.
(eds.) J. Waddington, T. Müller, K. Vandaele (2023) Trade unions in the European Union. Peter Lang Éditions scientifiques internationales. Brussels
J. Mencinger (2001) Why is Transition in Slovenia Often Considered a Success Story. Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines: Vol. 11: No. 1, Article 11.
A. Švab (2002) Consuming Western Image of Well-Being - Shopping Tourism In Socialist Slovenia, Cultural Studies, 16:1, 63-79.
E. Zhuravskaya, S. Guriev, A. Markevich, Andrei - New Russian Economic History (November 13, 2021). Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming




![The Breakup of the Soviet Union Explained
The Collapse of the Soviet Union.
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My music playlist while animating: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSxw_OLJxQj2amarphSC68tia4gBSVwth
Music in this video
0:00, 30:42 - Soviet National Anthem
4:58 - Carmen Habanera - Georges Bizet
7:10, 39:32 - From Russia With Love - Huma Huma
10:17 - Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
18:17 - Danse des Petits Cygnes - Tchaikovsky
28:15 - Balada pentru vioara - George Enescu
(I need to add the others but I am super tired at the moment... please leave a comment asking for the others if you want to know them... Im too tired to look them all up at the moment. Im sorry)
FURTHER WATCHING
- The Soviet Economy Explained: https://youtu.be/S3Jkqqlpibo
- The opening of the Berlin Wall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNz1lvXgzU & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFlT46JwEJE
- Yeltsin on a Tank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v zXChf5tEMI
- Human Barricade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtNyT7ljPz8]
SOURCES:
- Short summary of the events: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia/The-Gorbachev-era-perestroika-and-glasnost
- The Collapse seen as at the time: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/world/end-of-the-soviet-union-the-soviet-state-born-of-a-dream-dies.html
- Comparison between the USA’s economy and the Soviet economy: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000497165.pdf
The USA’s perspective: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/fall-of-communism
- Text of Gorbachev’s Farewell Address: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/26/world/end-of-the-soviet-union-text-of-gorbachev-s-farewell-address.html
- Why the USSR collapsed: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-did-the-soviet-union-collapse-4587809 The Breakup of the Soviet Union Explained](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t2GmtBCVHzY/mqdefault.jpg)





