Although He Had Backed Mikhail Gorbachev in the Summer of 1991,Boris

question 43

Multiple Choice

Although he had backed Mikhail Gorbachev in the summer of 1991,Boris Yeltsin,from his position as _________,joined with others to declare the end of the Soviet Union in the fall of 1991.

• A) president of the Soviet Politburo
• B) president of Byelorussia
• C) president of the Russian Federation
• D) president of the Supreme Soviet
• E) president of the Soviet Union

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