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History of the Soviet Union

End of the Soviet Union


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End of the Soviet Union

1991 Dec 26
Moscow, Russia
End of the Soviet Union
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On 25 December, Gorbachev resigned and turned over his presidential powers—including control of the nuclear launch codes—to Yeltsin, who was now the first president of the Russian Federation. That evening, the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin and replaced with the Russian tricolour flag. The following day, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR's upper chamber, the Soviet of the Republics formally dissolved the Union.

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