Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1986
Creates a Parliament called the Congress of Peoples Deputies
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Creates a Parliament called the Congress of Peoples Deputies
The Supreme Soviet agrees to the foundation of the Congress of Peoples Deputies
Nominated for the post of President of the USSR but steps down in favour of Gorbachev
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