Islamic Revolution Research

Abstract Several factors contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Although the Westerns regard the collapse of the Soviet Union as a product of their actions during the Cold War years, they confiscate it in their favor, with the emphasis it can be said that the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and its impact on the collapse of the Soviet Union have been the main factors behind this change.Of course, along with the role of enlightenment of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, the letter of Imam Khomeini to Gorbachev and his influence on the people, elites and Soviet leaders should not easily pass. Therefore, it is necessary to study the reflections of the Imam on Gorbachev in the Soviet Union, according to which the influence of the letter of Imam on the process of collapse of the Soviet Union is explained.This article, reviewing and analyzing Imam Khomeini's letter to Gorbachev, examines its reflections, and its impact on the elites and leaders of the Soviet Union, and its role in the process of collapse of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the bipolar system.