The Dissolution of the Soviet Union Trivia Questions

The Soviet Union was dissolved on December 26, 1991, when the Supreme Soviet voted to end its existence. January 1, 1992 is incorrect.

All 15 Soviet Socialist Republics became independent states after the dissolution, including Russia, Ukraine, and the Baltic states.

Russia assumed the Soviet Union's UN Security Council seat, embassies, and international treaties after the dissolution.

The Supreme Soviet of the USSR voted to dissolve itself on December 26, 1991, one day after Mikhail Gorbachev resigned.

Chernobyl occurred in 1986, five years before the dissolution. While it eroded trust in the government, it was not a direct cause.

Gorbachev announced his resignation on December 25, 1991, but the dissolution itself was formally declared by the Soviet parliament the next day.

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus signed the accords, declaring the USSR dissolved and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The U.S. under President George H.W. Bush supported the dissolution and quickly recognized the independence of the former Soviet republics.