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Pereistroka and Glasnost
Gorbachev in power, implements the policies of Perestroika and Glasnost, beginnning the collapse of the communist USSR. -
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End of Cold War
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Poland independent
Solidarity wins elections in Poland, the country becomes independent. -
Hungary independent
Hungary becomes independent. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall, seen as a symbol of communism in Eastern Europe, falls. -
Independence of other satellite states
Communist governments fall in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania. The Soviet empire crumbles. -
Lithuania independence
Lithuania obtains independence as well. -
New president
Boris Yeltsin elected as the new president of Russia. -
Germany reunited
Both East and West Germany reunite at last. -
Warsaw Pact ends
The Warsaw Pact, long associated with communism, finally comes to an end. -
End of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union dissolves.
