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Russia - 10 years after the Soviet Union
A look back at the Russia of 1991 when Mikhail Gorbachev stood down as leader. A look back at the events of a decade ago when Mikhail Gorbachev stood down as president of the country, following the break up of the Soviet Union.
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Russia—BBC World Service Archive
From the Russian Empire and the revolution to perestroika and Putin.



