Information

Name: Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Type: Event

Start: 1990

End: 1996

Children: First Chechen War, War of Transnistria

event Dissolution of the Soviet Union: All Data

This page is about the data available for this event, the chronology of the event is available here.

Was the process of internal disintegration within the Soviet Union (USSR) which resulted in the end of the country as a sovereign state, thereby resulting in its constituent republics gaining full independence.

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Dissolution of the Soviet Union: video summary

1. Timeline of all fronts of the war

timeline iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Timeline of all the fronts of the war

2. Maximum Historical Extents during Events

Involving Nations

map_chart iconrussia: Maximal extension of the nation during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconmoldova: Maximal extension of the nation during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconazerbaijan: Maximal extension of the nation during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart icontransnistria: Maximal extension of the nation during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconchechen ichkeria: Maximal extension of the nation during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Involving Polities

map_chart iconUSSR: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconTransnistria: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRussian Federation: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRussia (Military Occupation): Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Azerbaijan: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconPridnestrovian Moldavian Republic: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconChechen Republic of Ichkeria: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconChechen Rebels: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Moldova: Maximal extension of the polity during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

3. Lists and Timelines of Countries involved in the Event

list iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: List of nations involved in the event.

list iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: List of polities involved in the event.

timeline iconTimeline of nations involved in the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

timeline iconTimeline of polities involved in the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

4. Maps Comparing Territorial Boundaries Before and After the Event

Involving Nations

map_chart iconestonia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconazerbaijan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconlatvia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconbelarus: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconarmenia (modern): comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconuzbekistan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart icontransnistria: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconkyrgyzstan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconkazakhstan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconchechen ichkeria: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconnagorno-karabakh: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart icongeorgia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconrussia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconmoldova: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconukraine: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Involving Polities

map_chart iconRepublic of Uzbekistan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRussian Federation: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Nagorno-Karabakh: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Tajikistan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Latvia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Moldova: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconBaikonur Cosmodrome: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Kyrgyzstan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Georgia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Kazakhstan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Belarus: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Estonia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Armenia: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconRepublic of Azerbaijan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconChechen Republic of Ichkeria: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconPridnestrovian Moldavian Republic: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconTurkmenistan: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconUkraine: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

map_chart iconUSSR: comparison of the borders before and after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

5. Monthly Summaries of Events

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe)

Involving Nations

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for armenia (modern)

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for azerbaijan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for belarus

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for chechen ichkeria

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for estonia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for georgia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for kazakhstan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for kyrgyzstan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for latvia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for moldova

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for nagorno-karabakh

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for russia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for transnistria

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for ukraine

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for uzbekistan

Involving Polities

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Central Asia) for Baikonur Cosmodrome

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for Chechen Rebels

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Central Asia) for Republic of Armenia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for Republic of Azerbaijan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Europe) for Republic of Belarus

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Estonia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Georgia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (East Asia) for Republic of Kazakhstan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Republic of Kyrgyzstan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Latvia

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Moldova

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Central Asia) for Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Middle East) for Republic of Tajikistan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for Republic of Uzbekistan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Mediterranean) for Russia (Military Occupation)

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Mediterranean) for Russian Federation

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Mediterranean) for Transnistria

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for Turkmenistan

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eurasian Steppe) for Ukraine

summary iconDissolution of the Soviet Union: Summary of the Changes (Eastern Europe) for USSR

6. Time Series of Territorial Changes

statistic iconTime Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Involving Nations

statistic iconnagorno-karabakh: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconchechen ichkeria: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconkazakhstan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic icontransnistria: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconkyrgyzstan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconarmenia (modern): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconbelarus: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconazerbaijan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconlatvia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconestonia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconukraine: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconrussia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconmoldova: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic icongeorgia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconuzbekistan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Involving Polities

statistic iconRepublic of Kazakhstan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Armenia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Estonia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Tajikistan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRussian Federation: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconChechen Rebels: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconPridnestrovian Moldavian Republic: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Azerbaijan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconChechen Republic of Ichkeria: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Belarus: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Georgia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Latvia: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconBaikonur Cosmodrome: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Kyrgyzstan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Moldova: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Nagorno-Karabakh: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRussia (Military Occupation): Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconTransnistria: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Uzbekistan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconUkraine: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconTurkmenistan: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconUSSR: Time Series of all Territorial Changes during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

7. Time Series of Historical Population and Area

Involving Nations

statistic iconnagorno-karabakh: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconlatvia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconchechen ichkeria: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconkazakhstan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconkyrgyzstan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconuzbekistan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic icontransnistria: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconarmenia (modern): time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconbelarus: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconazerbaijan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconestonia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconukraine: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconmoldova: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconrussia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic icongeorgia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Involving Polities

statistic iconRussia (Military Occupation): time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Belarus: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Kazakhstan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconTurkmenistan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconChechen Rebels: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconPridnestrovian Moldavian Republic: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Armenia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconChechen Republic of Ichkeria: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Azerbaijan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Estonia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Georgia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconBaikonur Cosmodrome: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Tajikistan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Kyrgyzstan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Nagorno-Karabakh: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Latvia: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Moldova: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRepublic of Uzbekistan: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconRussian Federation: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconUSSR: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconUkraine: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

statistic iconTransnistria: time series of its population and area during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

8. Events Navigation - Explore All Territorial Changes

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 1 Year): Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation (Duration 10 Years): Dissolution of the Soviet Union

All Territorial Changes involving specific Nations

summary iconEvents Navigation: kyrgyzstan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: armenia (modern) during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: chechen ichkeria during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: transnistria during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: kazakhstan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: moldova during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: ukraine during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: estonia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: azerbaijan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: latvia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: belarus during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: georgia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: russia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: uzbekistan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: nagorno-karabakh during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

All Territorial Changes involving specific Polities

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Estonia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Transnistria during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Kyrgyzstan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Uzbekistan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Chechen Rebels during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Armenia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Azerbaijan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Belarus during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Georgia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Kazakhstan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Baikonur Cosmodrome during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Latvia during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Tajikistan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Moldova during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Russia (Military Occupation) during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Russian Federation during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Turkmenistan during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: Ukraine during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

summary iconEvents Navigation: USSR during the Dissolution of the Soviet Union

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