When did the ussr fall?

The collapse of Soviet Union on December 26, 1991, was a result of the declaration by the "Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union". On a foregoing day, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev stated that his office extinct and handed over its powers – including control of the Soviet nuclear missile launching codes – to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. read more

The dissolution of the Soviet Union occurred on December 26, 1991, officially granting self-governing independence to the Republics of the Soviet Union. It was a result of the declaration number 142-Н of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. read more

The Soviet Union by 1948 had installed communist-leaning governments in Eastern European countries that the USSR had liberated from Nazi control during the war. The Americans and British feared the spread of communism into Western Europe and worldwide. read more