Coup in russia 1991
Notes
- Gorbachev made some major changes:
- First he introduced "rule of law"
- He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
- An attempted coup d'etate takes place in August 1991
- He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
- Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made a the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
- Dec. 1 1991 and independence vote held in Ukraine which voted in favor of independence
- Gorbachev made some major changes:
- First he introduced "rule of law"
- He felt that socialism could be achieved within a democratic state
- An attempted coup d'etate takes place in August 1991
- He is saved by Boris Yeltsin who became the effective leader of the country
- Gorbachev became a lame duck leader and Yeltsin made a the final step to outlaw the Communist party in the Russian Republic
- Dec. 1 1991 and independence vote held in Ukraine which voted in favor of independence
Quote: "Sometimes when you stand face to face with someone, you cannot see his face" - Mikhail Gorbachev
BIG Question: What if they had agreed on their ideas?
Summary: In 1991 a Coup D’etat takes place in disagreement to Gorbachev's ideas. Fortunately Boris Yeltsin came to the rescue and eventually becomes the leader of the country. Yeltsin later makes the final steps to outlaw the communist party in the Russian Republic.