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Superpower collapse, that is, the political collapse of a superpower nation-state, is a term used to describe the actual political collapse of the Soviet Union.

The changes in the USSR occurred most dramatically during the 1980s and early 1990s, with perestroika, the dramatic fall of the Berlin Wall, and finally the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

v • d • e Power in international relations

Types of power	Philosophical power · Soft power · Hard power · Political power (Machtpolitik • Realpolitik)

Types of power status	Middle power · Regional power · Great power · Superpower (Potential superpowers · Energy superpower) · Hyperpower

Geopolitics	African Century · American Century · Asian Century · British Century · Chinese Century · European Century · Indian Century · Pacific Century

Theory and history	Historical powers · Polarity in international relations · Military power projection · Power transition theory · Second Superpower · Superpower collapse · Superpower disengagement

Organizations and groups	G8 · G8+5 · G77 · BRI(M)C · Next Eleven · SCO · NATO · CSTO · ANZUS