How did Communist States React to the USSR's Collapse? (Short Animated Documentary)

Summary by Krater

This video explores how different communist nations and allies, including Cuba, China, Vietnam, and North Korea, reacted to the collapse of the Soviet Union. It concludes that while countries like Cuba and Vietnam suffered severe economic shocks or ideological trauma, others like China and North Korea navigated the fall with varied internal stability and foreign policy adjustments.

From the video

Answers: How did the rest of the communist world react when the USSR collapsed?

• Collapse of the Soviet Union
• Cuban economy after USSR collapse
• China's reaction to Soviet collapse
• Vietnam's foreign policy post-USSR
• North Korea's survival post-Soviet era

What it concludes

• Cuba relied on the USSR for the majority of its trade, and Cuban exports to post-Soviet states decreased by 93 percent compared to three years earlier.
• China's leadership believed the USSR collapsed because reforms didn't go far enough and the wrong people implemented them.
• China experienced zero internal change following the Soviet collapse due to its own ongoing economic reforms.
• Vietnam's leadership was shocked by the collapse of Soviet communism, leading them to improve relations with China for better protection.
• North Korea had been weaning itself off Soviet support for 20 years, so the USSR's collapse was not overly damaging.