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What led to the collapse of the Soviet economy?
the election of Boris Yeltsin as President.
What happened to Russia's economic system in the nineteen nineties?
In 1991 communists staged a coup (overthrow) against president Gorbachev and his reforms. The newly elected president of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin, occupied the White House in Moscow, and opposed the coup. Moscow citizens rallied behind Yeltsin and within three days the coup collapsed. At the end of 1991, the Soviet Union fell apart and the Russian Federation, led by Yeltsin, was born.
Who led the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War?
Mikhail Gorbachev. He and Reagan signed the treaty that end the cold war. Gorbachev also famous for his reformation movement in Soviet Union (USSR), Glasnot and Perestroika, that marked the beginning of the end of USSR as a country.
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union in December 1991 because?
Because he failed to preserve both the Soviet Union and its Communist Party. Much of his support was allienated when referenda in former Soviet republics asked massively for independence from Moscow, against the will of the Russian people who had voted to preserve the Union. In July 1991 presidential elections Gorbachev's candidate, Nikolai Ryzkov of the Communist Party, only gained 17% of the votes while Boris Yeltsin, already Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (a Congress equivalent), gained 57%. Yeltsin took office in July 10th. In August 1991, a military coup led by prominent members of the Communist Party, paved the way to its banning by Yeltsin in November.
In Poland Who was the movement against communism led by?
Gorbachev
Who led the soviet at the end of the cold war?
Gorbachev
Who led soviet union at the end of the cold wars?
Gorbachev
Who began the reforms that led to the democratization of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who began the reforms that led to democratization of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who led the Soviet Union in at the end of the cold war?
I think it was Gorbachev :P
When did Mikhail Gorbachev rule Russia?
He led from 1988 - 1991 - Check out the link below
The attempt in 1991 to remove Gorbachev from power was led by?
Communist Party and Military leaders
