Fall of soviet union

The Fall of the Soviet Union

By Lburleson

  • Mikhail Gorbachev Elected leader of USSR

    Mikhail Gorbachev Elected leader of USSR
    When Gorbachev was elected this is the start of the Soviet Union moving away from a totalitarian style of government.

  • A Meeting between two rivals

    A Meeting between two rivals
    Gorbachev and Reagan sit down and meet for the first time, and this started a change for the better between the two country's relationships.

  • Democratization

    Democratization
    Gorbachev starts his policy called democratization to try and create a government that is elected by the people.

  • The first Elected President

    The first Elected President
    Boris Yeltsin
    Boris Yeltsin was the first elected President of the Russian Federation.

  • Commonwealth of Independent States

    Commonwealth of Independent States
    CIS

  • The Offical Collapse of the Soviet Union