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The Fall of the Soviet Union, 1991
-Gorbachev made a couple major changes in 1990
-First was he introduced 'rule of law'
-He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
-Second was the '500 day plan' dealing with the deficit
-Finally, the Union treaty giving the republics more autonomy
The Breaking up of the USSR, 1991
-An attempted coup d'etat takes place in Aug. 1991
-He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
-Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
-Dec. 1, 1991 an independence vote is held in the Ukraine which voted in favour of independence
-This led to the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Summary
After the gate had been opened for other political parties to be able to run for government, there was no hope for the communist party. after an attempted Coup d'etat takes place Boris Yeltsin takes power and the Communist party is no more.
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The independence vote changed Russia and created the commonwealth on Independent states but without that vote, what could have ended the USSR?