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