Question 13 • Learning Lab - US History B-CR (26-27)
The failed 1991 coup strengthened Boris Yeltsin, who had led resistance to the plotters, while weakening Gorbachev’s authority. The Communist Party also lost influence, and the coup accelerated the breakup of the Soviet Union. The coup did not stop reform in Europe; it helped hasten major political changes.
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