The final round of the Soviet Union's collapse began on 1 December 1991. That day, a Ukrainian popular referendum resulted in 91 percent of Ukraine's voters voting to affirm the …

There were many factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, including political policies, economics, defense spending, and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Find out more about how …

Collapse of the Soviet Union, sequence of events that led to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. on December 31, 1991. The reforms implemented by President Mikhail Gorbachev and the …

Sep 1, 2017 · The Soviet Union, or U.S.S.R., was made up of 15 countries in Eastern Europe and Asia and lasted from 1922 until its fall in 1991. The Soviet Union was the world’s first Marxist …

In January 1991 attacks by Soviet forces on the television station in Vilnius, Lithuania, resulted in the deaths of at least 14 civilians and 1 KGB officer. Among the troops used were Special …

This section explains the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of communism, and the resulting political, economic and societal shifts which brought about major conflict and change both in …

Dec 29, 2011 · Marxist-Leninist doctrine predicted that capitalism would collapse on the “ash heap of history” as global communism triumphed as an economic system. Instead, 20 years ago last …

For much of the 20th century, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world: a vast and seemingly permanent superpower locked in a Cold War with the West. But in 1991, it simply …

Dec 3, 2020 · The Soviet Union officially dissolved on December 25, 1991, effectively ending the 40-year-long Cold War with the United States. When the Soviet Union dissolved, its 15 former …

Described as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20 th century by the current president of Russia Vladimir Putin (BBC, 2005, online), the collapse of the Soviet Union has caused …