Collapse of the Soviet Union

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Soviet hardliners place President Mikhail Gorbachev under house arrest. The attempted coup, led by Vice President Gennady Yanayev and 7 hard-liners, collapses in less than 72 hours and a shift in power to the Soviet …

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Collapse of the Soviet Union". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11101, accessed 23 November 2024.]

11101 Collapse of the Soviet Union 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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