the fall of the soviet union, 1991
-Gorbachev made a couple of major changes in 1990
-First was he introduced 'rule of law'
-He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
-Second was the '500 day plan' dealing with the deficits
-Finally the Union Treaty giving the republics more autonomy
-First was he introduced 'rule of law'
-He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
-Second was the '500 day plan' dealing with the deficits
-Finally the Union Treaty giving the republics more autonomy
the breakup of the ussr, 1991
- An attempted coup d'etat takes place in August 1991
-He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
-Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
-December 1, 1991 an independence vote is held in the Ukraine which voted in favour of independence
-This led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the end of the USSR
-He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
-Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
-December 1, 1991 an independence vote is held in the Ukraine which voted in favour of independence
-This led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the end of the USSR