25 December 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union and turns over his presidential powers — including control of the nuclear launch codes — to Boris Yeltsin, the president …

Jul 18, 2023 · How did the Soviet Union "fall", and why did Gorbachev announce its dissolution in his resignation speech? Very rarely in history can we pinpoint an exact day/moment when an empire …

Dec 25, 2021 · OTD 30 years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union. This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast comments Best

TDIH: December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet …

• 25 December 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union and turns over his presidential powers — including control of the nuclear launch codes — to Boris Yeltsin, the president …

Mar 6, 2019 · Mikhail Gorbachev is viewed as a hero by the majority of the world, however a significant amount of Russians dispise him. Can I get a thorough explanation of why?

Nov 26, 2022 · The USSR had several breakaways by the time Gorbachev resigned, but it had not collapsed, and was in fact forcibly dissolved without consulting the constituent countries.

25 December 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union and turns over his presidential powers — including control of the nuclear launch codes — to Boris Yeltsin, the president …

25 December 1991: The hammer-and-sickle flag of the Soviet Union over the Kremlin is lowered for the final time, bringing an era to an end. In its place is hoisted the pre-Revolutionary Russian tricolour …

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev then yells, " Perestroika - prodolzhenye dela oktyabrya! " ("Perestroika is the continuation of the October Revolution!") before leaping toward the wall and …