The Soviet flag was lowered over the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the Russian tricolor. The event marked the end of a superpower that had existed for nearly 70 years. Remarkably, the collapse occurred without a major civil war between republics. It effectively ended the Cold War and reshaped global politics overnight. | Always Learning

@todayinhistorybuff on Instagram: "December 25, 1991 - At around 7:32 PM, the flag of the Soviet Union is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time. In its place, the flag featuring the traditional Russian tricolors was raised at 8:00 PM. Simultaneously, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his position as Soviet President, and handed his power to Boris Yeltsin. The Soviet Union was the world’s first Communist nation, established on December 30, 1922. At the height of its existence, it was the large

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