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Why did the dissolution of the Soviet Union happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account's causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
25–26 Dec 1991
Why did the dissolution of the Soviet Union happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
8 Dec 1991
Causes. 8 Dec 1991: The Belovezha Accords led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Records from opposing sides both confirm this.
26 Apr 1986
According to Mikhail Gorbachev. 26 Apr 1986: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the Chernobyl disaster.
19–21 Aug 1991: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the August 1991 coup attempt.
According to the Russian government. The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the union republics’ right to secede.
From the address of 21 February 2022 in which Putin announced Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk ‘people’s republics’.
1 Dec 1991
According to Serhii Plokhy. 1 Dec 1991: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the Ukrainian independence referendum.
The first quote is the interviewer’s summary of Plokhy’s book The Last Empire (2014).
19–21 Aug 1991
According to Stanislav Shushkevich. 19–21 Aug 1991: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the August 1991 coup attempt.
1985–1991
According to the United States government. 1985–1991: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by perestroika.
19–21 Aug 1991: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the August 1991 coup attempt.
Sep 1985 – 1986
According to Yegor Gaidar. Sep 1985 – 1986: The dissolution of the Soviet Union, caused by the 1985–86 oil price collapse.
Named in 3 of the 6 accounts recorded here: the August 1991 coup attempt.
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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