In this essay I am going to talk about the breakup of the Soviet Union and all of the events that took place before, during, and after the split up. I will look into the C.I.S (Commonwealth of Independent States), the Government, economy and the conflicts of the former U.S.S.R. In July of 1991, President Mikhail Gorbachev and ten other Repulic leaders all met and signed a treaty giving each Republic …showed first 75 words of 801 total…

…showed last 75 words of 801 total…wanted their country to take the leading role. Russia also faced the challenge of of setting up new economic and government systems. They ended the price controls and because of this it resulted in a lower standard of living for the people of Russia. The soviet peoples were left to face the great task of building a new political and economical order, a process certain to bring more conflicts to be faced and hopefully overcome.