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Government
= Unsuccessful (He began to lose many of his long-standing friends &
supporters)
December 1990 - Soviet Foreign Minister resigned & complained of a
move towards
dictatorship
= Great blow (Shevardnadze had been one of Gorbachev's allies for
many years)
1991 - Yeltsin attacked power of Communist Party in daily life of Russian
people
Banned party from operating at all places of work
Russian Parliament (controlled by Yeltsin) became more powerful &
challenged central government of Gorbachev
August 1991 - Group of hard-line Communists tried to seize power +
Arrested
Gorbachev and declared a state of emergency
Coup = Opposed by Yeltsin + Soon collapsed
Damaged Gorbachev's authority
December 1991 - Individual Soviet Republics became independent &
Gorbachev
resigned as Soviet leader
= The Soviet State, born in 1917 revolution, no longer existed