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Main Branches of Linguistics: A Case-Based Tour

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Explore linguistics through real cases.

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Juan David Oviedo Arenas
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Explore linguistics through real cases.

by Juan David Oviedo Arenas
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Slide 1: Context

Long-term pressures included economic stagnation, rising nationalism, and costly foreign commitments that strained the Soviet system in the late 1980s.

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Slide 2: Gorbachev’s Reforms

Perestroika and glasnost aimed to reform the economy and society, unintentionally loosening central control over the republics.

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Slide 3: Economic Struggles

Chronic shortages, debt, and inefficiency hindered growth, fueling discontent and a demand for independence in many republics.

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Slide 4: 1989-1990 Milestones

Fall of the Berlin Wall and liberalization in Eastern Europe signaled Soviet weakness and inspired reformist movements at home.

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Slide 5: Baltic Independence

Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia moved toward full independence, challenging Moscow’s authority and accelerating the Soviet unraveling.

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Slide 6: August Coup

In August 1991, hardline conspirators attempted a coup against Gorbachev, sparking massive street protests and eroding central authority.

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Slide 7: Rise of Yeltsin

President Boris Yeltsin emerged as a powerful critic of Moscow, galvanizing popular support for reform and sovereignty in Russia.

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Slide 8: Belavezha Accords

In December 1991, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus signed the Belavezha Accords, declaring the Soviet Union effectively dissolved.

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Slide 9: Soviet Dissolution

On December 26, 1991, the Soviet Union formally ended as its republics declared independence and established new nations.

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Slide 10: Aftermath

New states navigated transition, economics liberalization, and shifting power dynamics, while the Cold War era peacefully closed.
 
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