Soviet Union Dissolution Year
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was a complex process that culminated in the end of the country as a sovereign state. Several factors, including growing nationalism within the republics and economic stagnation, contributed to its decline throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Key events accelerated the process in 1991. The failed coup attempt in August 1991 significantly weakened the central government's authority. Following this, several Soviet republics declared independence. The process concluded with the formal dissolution agreement signed by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus on December 8, 1991, and the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev as President of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991.
Therefore, the dissolution of the Soviet Union is widely recognized as having begun and concluded in 1991.
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The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Statement II: From the 15 th century onwards, artists were known individually by name, not as a member of a group or a guild, in Roman society.
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1) The scientific inventions had paved the way for the Industrial Revolution.
2) It had favourable social and political structures in place.
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