Wednesday, March 11, 2009

On this Day in History (11 Mar)

Today's blog entry poses readers a question: was the collapse of the USSR inevitable?

International History

1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev is chosen to succeed Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko following the latter's death.

1990 - Lithuania declares its independence from the USSR.

1993 - North Korea withdraws from the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)

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