This is a pretty fascinating timeline.
But how do you accommodate "The Blue Jean Theory," which is the theory that a significant reason behind the collapse of the USSR and Eastern Bloc was the widespread apathy of the youth towards the Communist establishment, as a result of their interest in Western music/fashion/culture?
The idea of a USSR lasting into the 21st century is interesting but I find it difficult to believe that the youth of the 1980s USSR would be as willing to continue the status quo as their parents, especially in the wake of the Internet becoming a force to be reckoned with.
What I attempted to convey earlier in the timeline is that the Soviets were able to crush any vocal social opposition. Glasnost never occurs and the internet is censored, so the flood gates are never opened so to speak.
Valid point, though I have read sources that implied that there was a lot of smuggled Western vinyls and music in the Eastenr Bloc even before Glasnost.
