Title: Moscow, December 25, 1991
Description: History always comes down to the details. And when it comes to the fall of the Soviet Union, the details are crucial, especially when such an era-defining event hinged on the bitter personal relationship between two powerful men, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.
Subjects: Politics and government, Social conditions, Biography, History
Places: Moscow (Russia), Soviet Union
People: Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev (1931-), Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1931-2007)
Time periods: 20th century, 1985-1991