December 26,1991 the Empire of the Soviet Union fell.Nearly 2 years after the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union greed to give up it’s monopoly of power.It was a slow process with the Soviet Government killing and abusing people,coup attempts and criticism of a dominating decentralized state.Gorbachev himself near the end of his leadership shifted ideals to greater political and social freedoms,only to worsen the atmosphere later.The struggle with communism continued no matter how ‘watered’ down it became.This along with a drop in the price of Oil,economic growth at a standstill and the political unrest lead to the begining of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1985.Republic’s began resisting central control and became more independent.Freedom’s and liberties were in the process of reforming,Glasnost instituted greater freedom’s.In 1988 Private Ownership became a possibility in the Soviet Union and economic reforms in the Law on Cooperatives.Soon the Media became critical of the Government and problems were highlighted like poor housing,pollution,corruption,poor labor conditon’s and human right’s.Yeltsin rode the wave of political unrest against Gorbachev criticizing his slow pace to ‘Fix’ Communism.In 1990 he quit the Communist party altogether.
Government’s had began to circumvent protests,rights and freedoms.
‘Communism’ turned into a mass criminal system of Governments.It is said there is a death toll of up to 60 Million people in the Soviet Union alone..
Atrocious…
A coup to overthrow Gorbachev by hardline communist’s failed.
Revolution and complete Rejection of Communism was occuring across Europe and the Soviet Union.
Bulgaria,Czech,East Germany,Romania,Hungary and Poland,fell to Revolution.
By the end of 1991,14 New Nations declared independence from the Soviet Union.
Gorbachev resigned and Yeltsin was popularly elected.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union#Azerbaijani_protests
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1985%E2%80%931991)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasnost
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Book_of_Communism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarian
