1990 ⟶ Russia Declares Sovereignty
Russia issues the Declaration of Sovereignty but never offic...
Year
1990
1991
📜 Russia Declares Sovereignty
Russia issues the Declaration of Sovereignty but never officially declares its independence from the Soviet Union. With the declaration, it declares that the laws and constitution of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR) to be above those of the Soviet Union. The loss of the RSFSR which was the most powerful of all the Soviet republics is a major blow to the Soviet Union.⟶
RussiaSovereigntySoviet UnionIndependenceRSFSRDissolutionCold WarPolitical Crisis1990s
🇪🇪 Estonia Declares Independence
Estonia declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
EstoniaIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationBaltic StatesCold War1990sFreedomNationalism
🇦🇲 Armenia Declares Independence
Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
ArmeniaIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationCaucasusCold War1990sNationalismSelf-determination
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Declares State Sovereignty
The Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist Republic issues a declaration on state sovereignty which gives republic's operations precedence over all others. It is later renamed the following year on December 10, 1991 to the Republic of Kazakhstan.⟶
KazakhstanUSSRIndependenceSovereigntyDissolution of Soviet UnionPost-Soviet StatesNationalismCentral Asia
🇺🇦 Ukraine Declares Independence
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic declares its independence from the Soviet Union renaming itself Ukraine that day as well. An official independence referendum happens later in December⟶
UkraineIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationEastern EuropeAugust 1991Post-Soviet EraReferendumNation Building
🚩 Chechnya Declares Sovereignty
Chechnya declares sovereignty.⟶
Soviet UnionIndependenceChechnyaCaucasusFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRSelf-determinationSeparatism