dec 25, 1991 - Gorbachev resignation & fall of Soviet Union
Description:
Gorbachev resigns from presidency of USSR, and a week later USSR ceases to exist. It is replaced by a loose alliance of former Soviet republics called the Commonwealth of Independent States. Russia forms with Boris Yeltsin as the new leader.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 25, 1991
Now
~ 32 years ago
