#2 Elections in March 1990 fractured the Communist Party’s monopoly on power in Ukraine. Months later, as Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sought to prevent the disintegration of the U.S.S.R., hundreds of thousands of people participated in protests and strikes across Ukraine calling for independence.

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#2 Elections in March 1990 fractured the Communist Party’s monopoly on power in Ukraine. Months later, as Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sought to prevent the disintegration of the U.S.S.R., hundreds of thousands of people participated in protests and strikes across Ukraine calling for independence.

Heartwarming Photos Show Ukrainians Celebrating Independence from the Soviet Union, 1991

#2 Elections in March 1990 fractured the Communist Party’s monopoly on power in Ukraine. Months later, as Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sought to prevent the disintegration of the U.S.S.R., hundreds of thousands of people participated in protests and strikes across Ukraine calling for independence.

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