History
In what year did the Soviet Union collapse?
1991
Background
On 26 December 1991 the Soviet Union officially broke apart. One country became 15 new states, including Russia and Ukraine. Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned as president the day before. With that, a 69 year old world power came to an end.
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