2022 ⟶ Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader, Dies

August 31: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet ...
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🚩 Communist International Founded in Moscow

March 2: Communist International established in the Kremlin to coordinate Communist parties worldwide.⟶
Communist International Founded in Moscow (1919)
CommunismSoviet UnionPolitical IdeologyCold WarRevolutionMoscowWorld War I
RussiaRussia

🇷🇺 Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia

July 10: Boris Yeltsin becomes the first President of Russia.⟶
Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia (1991)
Cold WarSoviet UnionBoris YeltsinPresidencyDemocracy
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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin Assumes Russian Presidency

Vladimir Putin becomes the President of Russia.⟶
Vladimir Putin Assumes Russian Presidency (1999)
PresidencyAuthoritarianismGeopoliticsInternational RelationsElectionsLeadership
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🗳️ Putin Wins Third Presidential Term

May 7: Vladimir Putin is elected president of Russia for the third time.⟶
Putin Wins Third Presidential Term (2012)
PresidencyVladimir PutinElectionsPolitical LeadershipAuthoritarianism
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🔪 Assassination of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov

Assassination of Boris Nemtsov.⟶
Assassination of Russian Politician Boris Nemtsov (2015)
AssassinationPolitical ViolenceOppositionHuman RightsVladimir Putin
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🕊️ Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader, Dies

August 31: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at age 91.⟶
Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader, Dies (2022)
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