Gorbachev's plan to have more of a stable Soviet Union failed and so came in Boris Yeltsin who wanted a democratic Russia. Yeltsin and Gorbachev were never on the same page and always clashed for what was best for Russia. ... Yeltsin wanted change and the end of Soviet Union, as Russian Republic President made it possible. After being forced out, basically, Gorbachev resigned and left Yeltsin in command. On December 8, 1991 Yeltsin negotiated with Belarus and the Ukraine to terminate the USSR. ...
Summary of Evidence On December 25th of 1991, the Soviet Union officially fell apart under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin, a newly elected President after a fail coup d'etat, after which Gorbachev resigned. ... With the reform of all structures, Yeltsin attempted to transform a centrally planned economy to a capitalist order. ... Yeltsin introduced a free-market economy and a new spending plan that cut government spending and was intended to shrink inflation by as much as 12%. ... Yeltsin introduced the shares-for-loans program which was meant to sell off government property. ... Yeltsi...
With their new president Boris Yeltsin promising better times, citizens were hopeful that things would get better. ... In 1993, Yeltsin went even farther and disbanded the Russian parliament and every other elected representative body in the country, including many municipal and regional councils (Anders, 1995). ... In December of 1993, citizens of Russia elected a new parliament and approved a new constitution done by Yeltsin. ...
THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION The main reason for the decline, and ultimate collapse, of the Soviet Union was the failure of the economic system. The need to improve economic performance led to wide-ranging changes in the economy and politics. The failure of the economic system was due to inherent weaknesses that were escalated by external factors. In particular the Cold War (1945-1989) led to enormous spending on the arms race and the space race. This hastened the demise of the Soviet Union. ...
INTRODUCTION Despite all the hardships and obstacles, Russia remains a very important and attractive country for business due to its large size and great demand, not only for new, qualitative equipment, but also for very simple and elementary devices. During the last decade the country has greatl...