The following day, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union's upper chamber, the Soviet of the Republics, formally dissolved the Union. [1] The events of the dissolution resulted in its 15 …

Sep 29, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 25, 2011 · The Soviet Union officially collapsed on December 25, 1991, and split into several independent nations.

Jun 24, 2025 · The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 was a pivotal historical moment shaped by a combination of political, economic, and nationalist factors. Internal political strife and …

Explore the causes and consequences of the Soviet Union's collapse, from economic decline to geopolitical shifts and emerging nations.

In this article, we will take a close look at the factors that led to the Soviet Union’s collapse, the role of key leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev, and the broader global impact on politics, …

But the demise of the Soviet Union, though now lamented in some quarters, ended a bitter, misguided chapter in human endeavor. The author visits his family homeplace near Tallinn, …

Mar 21, 2024 · The end of the Cold War was marked by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, resulting from a combination of economic stagnation, political unrest, and reform efforts.

The fall of the Soviet Union was a decades-in-the-making outcome of Cold War politics, but it happened quite suddenly in the late 80s and early 90s, primarily at the level of U.S.-USSR …

The Soviet nuclear arsenal was vast, as were Soviet conventional forces, and further weakening of Gorbachev could derail further arms control negotiations. To balance U.S. interests in …