Russia 7 - Fall of the USSR Flashcards
When did Gorbachev become leader of the USSR?
1985
When was Chernobyl?
1986
When was the 12th 5 year plan?
1986-90
When was the Law on Enterprises?
1987
When were Yeltsin’s attacks?
October 1987
When were Gorbachev’s reforms?
October 1987
When was Yeltsin dismissed as 1st secretary?
November 1987
When were cooperatives legalised?
January 1988
When was Yeltsin removed from the Politburo?
February 1988
When was the 19th party conference?
June 1988
When were the popular fronts in the Baltics?
October 1988
When were the Elections to the Congress of People’s Deputies?
March 1989
When were the demonstrations in Georgia?
April 1989
When was Gorbachev made Chairman of Supreme Soviet?
May 1989
When was the 500 day programme?
October 1989
When was the fall of the Berlin Wall?
November 1989
When was Article 6 repealed and Lithuania declared independent?
March 1990
When did Yeltsin resign from the communist party?
July 1990
When was Georgia declared indepedant?
April 1991
When did Yeltsin become president of Russia?
June 1991
When was the Coup?
August 1991
When was the rejection of the New Union Treaty?
November 1991
When was the dissolution of the USSR?
December 1991
What were the three terms of Perestroika?
Rationalisation, Reform and Transformation
Why were there economic problems during the fall of the USSR?
Lack of incentives, Gosplan, lack of modernisation, waste, arms race and centralisation
What was Uskorenie?
Acceleration
How many roubles were lost in the anti-alcohol campaign?
67 billion
What was the impact in the decline in global oil prices?
Income down 2/3
How many cooperatives were there by 1990?
200,000
What was the economy shift in March 1990?
To market driven economy
What was the April 1990 inflation caused by?
Cut in subsidies
How much did Gorbachev’s approval rating drop by?
31%
What was Gorbachev pressured to reject by hardliners?
500 day programme
What was Glasnost?
Openness
What was promised in the 27th party congress?
Genuine democracy
When was the 27th party conference?
February 1986
What was revealed in the liberalisation of the media?
Stalinist atrocities, the scale of the economic disaster, banned books were published and dissidents were released from prison
When were Marx and Lenin criticised?
1987-88
How much of the Congress of People’s Deputies was elected under democratisation?
2/3
How many seats did the CPSU win in 1989?
80%
What increased nationalism?
Cadre change, Sinatra Doctrine, Glasnost and Democratisation
When did Yeltsin insist Russian Laws were superior to Soviet Laws?
1990
When was the Azerbaijan/Armernian unrest?
1988
What was the outcome of the Azerbaijan/Armernian unrest?
Neither side was pleased with outcome
When was the Uzbek/Meshketian unrest?
1989
What was the outcome of the Uzbek/Meshketian unrest?
Unable to negotiate or restore order
When was the Tblisi incident?
1989
When did Estonia declare sovreignty?
1988
How many states were involved in the referendum?
Only 9
How many states favoured the new federation?
76%
Who formed the CIS?
Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
