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Ukraine becomes independent... Soviet Union collapses...
Ukraine becomes independent... Soviet Union collapses...
Item # 719984
August 25, 1991
LOS ANGLES TIMES, Aug. 25, 1991
* Declaration of Independence of Ukraine
* Resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* President Boris Yeltsin
The front page has a banner headline: "Gorbachev Ends Party Rule; He Seizes Communist Assets, Disbands Cells" with subheads and two related photos. (see images)
Complete with all major sections (100+ pages), nice condition.
AI notes: By late August 1991, both Russia and Ukraine were moving decisively away from Soviet authority in the wake of the failed coup in Moscow (August 19–21). In Russia, President Boris Yeltsin and the Russian Supreme Soviet asserted sovereignty over Russian territory, effectively sidelining Mikhail Gorbachev and the central Soviet government, and laying the groundwork for Russia’s emergence as an independent state. Simultaneously, Ukraine had declared independence on August 24, 1991, with the declaration gaining international attention by August 25. The Ukrainian parliament moved quickly to establish full control over its government and institutions, signaling a definitive break from Moscow, while later confirming the move through a nationwide referendum on December 1, in which more than 90% of voters supported independence. These parallel actions by Russia and Ukraine marked a decisive turning point in the disintegration of the Soviet Union, demonstrating that major republics were no longer willing to remain under centralized Soviet control and accelerating the collapse that would culminate in December 1991.
Category: The 20th Century
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