The Fifteenth Anniversary of the End of the Soviet Union

Dec 13, 2006


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Wilson (Woodrow) International Center for Scholars

On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the USSR. The following day, the Supreme Soviet recognized the collapse of the Soviet Union and disbanded itself. Fifteen years later, a panel of .. Read More
On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the USSR. The following day, the Supreme Soviet recognized the collapse of the Soviet Union and disbanded itself. Fifteen years later, a panel of American diplomats and other experts who worked in the Soviet Union and Russia related their recollections of the time, and provided their perspectives on those events and why the Soviet Union collapsed. Other topics included the Communist Party and socialism. After their presentations they responded to audience members' questions.

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  • Cohen, Stephen F.
  • Collins, James F.
  • Matlock, Jack F. Jr.
  • Merry, Wayne
  • Miles, Richard
  • Ruble, Blair