Well, Soviet Union (hence the Iron Curtain itself) were not really _well funded_ anymore when they fell. The system they had in place was completely failing. E

Well, Soviet Union (hence the Iron Curtain itself) were not really _well funded_ anymore when they fell. The system they had in place was completely failing. Edit: or maybe I'm wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union#Explanations_of_Soviet_dissolution_in_historiography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Unio...