The collapse of Soviet Union is believed to be accelerated by drop in oil prices, which in turn some beleive to be artificial. Which is not exactly sanctions, b

The collapse of Soviet Union is believed to be accelerated by drop in oil prices, which in turn some beleive to be artificial. Which is not exactly sanctions, but not that sanctions couldn't have the same effect. The main problem with sanctions is that they affect economies of both confilicting parties, and democracies are generally more sensible to economic problems than authoritarian regimes.