We’re looking for people who have had the unique experience of living at least half their lives under the USSR By the summer of 1991 it was clear that the Soviet empire’s days were numbered. After widespread shortages of food and other supplies, rising nationalism and demands for independence across Central Asia, a coup against leader Mikhail Gorbachev ultimately ended his political career and resulted in the birth of 15 new and independent nations. Related: Collapse of the USSR – in pictures … …read more
Source: The Guardian
