@_neveragaintees_: Fall of the Soviet Union On this day, December 26, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union formally dissolved the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War. Why did it collapse? There were many problems in the Soviet Union during the 1980s and early 1990s, such as lasting economic stagnation, overextension of the military, the ongoing Afghan conflict, the growth of nationalistic movements or even the Cold War and U.S. containment of communism. Gorbachev's decision to allow elections with a multi-party system and create a presidency for the Soviet Union began a slow process of democratization that eventually destabilized Communist control and contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union. #russia🇷🇺 #sovietunion #coldwar #xyz #usa🇺🇸