Impacts of the Russian Revolution
By: Karen Law 10.6
The Russian Revolution had a great global impact, it had an impact on communism, socialism, democracy, economy, imperialism, nationalism, and most importantly the division of the world. Russia was the first country to establish a communist government, and communism spread throughout the world after World War II. However, the Russian Revolution ended the monarchy in Russia.
Brief Timeline of 1991
1991
August — Yeltsin bans the Soviet Communist Party in Russia and seizes its assets. Yeltsin recognises the independence of the Baltic republics. Ukraine, followed by other republics, declares itself independent.
1991
September — Congress of People’s Deputies votes for the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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8 December — Leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus sign agreement forming the Commonwealth of Independent States.
1991
25 December — Gorbachev resigns as Soviet president; US recognises independence of remaining Soviet republics.
1991
26 December — Russian government takes over offices of USSR in Russia.
1991
August — Yeltsin bans the Soviet Communist Party in Russia and seizes its assets. Yeltsin recognises the independence of the Baltic republics. Ukraine, followed by other republics, declares itself independent.
1991
September — Congress of People’s Deputies votes for the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1991
8 December — Leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus sign agreement forming the Commonwealth of Independent States.
1991
25 December — Gorbachev resigns as Soviet president; US recognises independence of remaining Soviet republics.
1991
26 December — Russian government takes over offices of USSR in Russia.
What are the impacts of the Russian Revolution?
The fall of the Soviet Union is one of the consequences of the August Coup. The Soviet leadership attempted to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev from his post as president of the Soviet Union on Christmas Eve of signing of the New Union Treaty.
On June 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected as the President of Russia. Yeltsin ordered the Russian government to seize the Kremlin from the USSR on December 19, 1991.
On Christmas Day 1991, The representatives from the 11 of the 12 Soviet republics (Ukraine, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) met in the Kazakh city of Alma-Ata and announced that they would no longer be part of the Soviet Union. Instead, they signed an agreement that they would form a Commonwealth of Independent States. The Three Baltic republics (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) had already declared their independence from the USSR, and only Georgia remained.The Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 independent countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Moldova, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Estonia. This indicated the end of Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Click here for a gallery of the 1991 coup attempt
On June 1991, Boris Yeltsin was elected as the President of Russia. Yeltsin ordered the Russian government to seize the Kremlin from the USSR on December 19, 1991.
On Christmas Day 1991, The representatives from the 11 of the 12 Soviet republics (Ukraine, Belarus, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) met in the Kazakh city of Alma-Ata and announced that they would no longer be part of the Soviet Union. Instead, they signed an agreement that they would form a Commonwealth of Independent States. The Three Baltic republics (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) had already declared their independence from the USSR, and only Georgia remained.The Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 independent countries: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Moldova, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Turkmenistan and Estonia. This indicated the end of Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Click here for a gallery of the 1991 coup attempt