During this event, a city renamed itself after Anatoly Sobchak became mayor.
One policy that led to this event was nicknamed the "Frank Sinatra" doctrine. In his master's thesis, 20-year-old Zbignew Brzezinski predicted this event. During this event, a city renamed itself after Anatoly Sobchak became mayor. The Special Period in Cuba was directly caused by this event. During this event, the president was arrested at his holiday home in Foros in the August coup, which was ended when a speech was made outside the White House atop a tank. This event granted Russia a seat on the UN Security Council, and ended after Mikhail Gorbachev resigned and Boris Yeltsin took over. For 10 points, name this event where Ukraine and the Baltic States, among others, became independent countries in 1991.
One policy that led to this event was nicknamed the "Frank Sinatra" doctrine.
Fall of the Soviet Union [or Dissolution of the Soviet Union; or breakup of the Warsaw Pact; or breakup of the Eastern Bloc; or logical equivalents mentioning the Soviet Union, USSR, Eastern Bloc or Warsaw Pact breaking up; prompt on partial answer; prompt on "Revolutions of 1989; prompt on "ending the Cold War" or "independence of Russia or Ukraine" or logical equivalents]