自苏联在1991年末解体以来，学者们对这一历史事件的肇因进行了多种分析。这些分析中，意识形态层面的分析占据了显要的位置。然而，这些分析陷入了同义反复的逻辑错误。与此相对，各种基于事实的分析，往往停留在一种事后的描述上，未能提供有效的说明。那么，从社会科学的角度来看，苏联解体意味着什么？马克斯·韦伯在其“俄国革命论”中提供了一个卓越的视角。

Since the collapse of the USSR at the end of 1991, scholars have analyzed reasons of this historical event from different perspectives, among which ideological analysis has taken a prominent role. However, all these analyses are trapped in tautological defaults. On the other hand, those analyses based on certain facts, usually stops at so-called hind-sighted description, failing to provide effective explanations. So, from the perspective of social sciences, what on earth does the collapse of the USSR mean? Max Weber has offered us a unique perspective in his essays on Russian revolution.