1991 ⟶ Gorbachev Resigns, Soviet Flag Lowered
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the USSR. The flag...
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👤 Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.⟶
Soviet UnionGorbachevLeadershipCold WarPerestroikaGlasnostReformPoliticsUSSR
🕊️ Gorbachev Announces Non-Interference in Eastern Europe
Gorbachev announces in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that the Soviet Union will no longer militarily interfere with Eastern Europe.⟶
GorbachevSoviet UnionEastern EuropeCold Warend of Cold Warforeign policyUnited Nations
🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
GorbachevNobel Peace PrizeUSSRPerestroikaGlasnostCold WarDiplomacyEnd of Cold WarInternational Relations
🏳️ Gorbachev Resigns, Soviet Flag Lowered
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the USSR. The flag of the Soviet Union is lowered for the last time over the Kremlin and is later replaced by the Russian flag. Also that day U.S. President George H. W. Bush, after receiving a phone call from Boris Yeltsin, delivers a Christmas Day speech acknowledging the end of the Cold War.⟶
Soviet UnionGorbachevResignationEnd of Cold WarRussiaKremlinSymbolismCollapseEastern EuropePolitical Transition
💣 Soviet Coup Attempt
Soviet coup attempt of 1991. A coup occurs in response to a new union treaty to be signed on August 20.⟶
Soviet UnionCoupAugust CoupGorbachevHardlinersPolitical Instability1991MoscowBoris YeltsinPost-Soviet Era
💥 Soviet Union Officially Dissolved
The Council of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dissolves the Soviet Union. The United States became the world's only superpower.⟶
Soviet UnionDissolutionSupreme SovietEnd of Cold WarUnited StatesSuperpowerPolitical TransitionInternational RelationsPost-Soviet EraGeopolitics