1991 in the Soviet Union and Russia
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The following lists events that happened during 1991 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The Soviet Union had a transitional government in 1991, during the fall of communism. Every republic in the union had growing nationalism until Christmas of 1991 when Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and President of the Soviet Union, abandoned the Union at the time of its dissolution. The dissolution created huge changes in politics and territorial claims. NATO scaled back its presence following the dissolution.
Incumbents
- President of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev (until 25 December)
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Gorbachev (until 24 August), Vladimir Ivashko (24–29 August)
- Chairman of the Supreme Soviet – Mikhail Gorbachev
- Vice President of the Soviet Union – Gennady Yanayev (until 25 December)
- Premier of the Soviet Union –
- until 14 January – Nikolai Ryzhkov
- 14 January - 22 August – Valentin Pavlov
- 22 August - 6 September – vacant
- 6 September - 26 December – Ivan Silayev
Events
January
March
July
George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign START I treaty in Moscow
August
December
Deaths
- April 7 – Oleg Babak, Soviet army officer (born 1967)
See also
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