Gorbachev becomes CPSU general secretaryMar 11, 1985Labels: Mikhail Gorbachev, CPSUNatSecArchiveBritannica
“Acceleration” agenda announced at Party plenumApr 20, 1985Labels: Uskorenie, Party plenumCIA FOIAUskorenie
Enterprises gain wider direct foreign-trade rightsJan 1, 1987Labels: State enterprises, Foreign tradeForeignTradeCountryData
Law permits foreign joint ventures in USSRJan 13, 1987Labels: Joint ventures, Foreign firmsForeignTradeUCLA Law
Law on State Enterprise increases factory autonomyJun 30, 1987Labels: Law on, State factoriesEnterprisesBritannica
Law on Cooperatives legalizes independent cooperativesMay 26, 1988Labels: Law on, Worker cooperativesCooperativesRePEc
19th Party Conference backs broad institutional reformsJun 28, 1988Labels: 19th Party, CPSU reforms19thConfNYT
Government moves to restrict cooperative activitiesDec 29, 1988Labels: Cooperatives, Soviet governmentWashPostUPI
USSR adopts law recognizing non-state property formsMar 6, 1990Labels: Property Law, Supreme SovietUPIForeignAffairs
“500 Days” plan intensifies market-transition debateAug 1, 1990Labels: 500 Days, Market transition500DaysBritannica
Pavlov currency reform withdraws large banknotesJan 22, 1991Labels: Pavlov reform, Currency withdrawalPavlovReformSputnik
Hard-liners attempt coup amid reform and union crisisAug 19, 1991Labels: August 1991, Hard-linersBritannicaNatSecArchive
Belovezha Accords declare USSR effectively endedDec 8, 1991Labels: Belovezha Accords, Russia UkraineBelovezhaNTIS
Soviet of Republics formally dissolves Soviet UnionDec 26, 1991Labels: Soviet of, DissolutionDissolutionBritannica