Several men presided over the Soviet Union during the Cold War; the last leader of the Soviet Union was Boris Yel'tsin.
the breakup of the Soviet Union
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The overthrow of the government in Nicaragua
immigration policies
It was the breakup of the Soviet Union.
the spetsnaz was russias elite fighting force from the end of WW2 until the breakup of the soviet union and are actually still around today, fighting terrorism in russia
The Soviet reoccupation of Afghanistan early in Gorbachev's presidency
Mikhail Gorbachev.
The possible breakup of the Soviet Union would mean an end to their priviliges - amongst the conservatives were the secret police and the army. hope this helps =)
Cuba
It didn't. Hahaha
The Soviet reoccupation of Afghanistan early in Gorbachev's presidency The Iran-Contra affair