Despite the signing of the Belavezha Accords, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev chooses not to resign and the Soviet Union continues to exist as a rump entity limited to the Kremlin and possibly Red Square.
this is unsustainable I thinkDespite the signing of the Belavezha Accords, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev chooses not to resign and the Soviet Union continues to exist as a rump entity limited to the Kremlin and possibly Red Square.
The movers carry him out of the White House while he's still on his seat.Despite the signing of the Belavezha Accords, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev chooses not to resign and the Soviet Union continues to exist as a rump entity limited to the Kremlin and possibly Red Square.
At the very least Gorbachev could've just been CIS President, at least for the duration of what his first term as Soviet President would've been. Naturally the role would've been symbolic and he likely would've had little real power.I don't see it tenable.. Option 2 would be to make Gorbachev president of the CIS, however since Gorbachev is / was seen as the guy who pulled the plug in the first place, this also is not a great option.
Kazakhstan or one of the central asian republics which in 1991 didn't want the union to break upWhich countries would be willing to allow a Soviet government-in-exile and grant President Gorbachev safe passage?
actually the fear was that if he was it could be transformed into a quasi new union with maybe another chance to push the new union treaty .. IE rebrandingAt the very least Gorbachev could've just been CIS President, at least for the duration of what his first term as Soviet President would've been. Naturally the role would've been symbolic and he likely would've had little real power.
Considering what's happening today, maybe new union under a different name would've actually been better.actually the fear was that if he was it could be transformed into a quasi new union with maybe another chance to push the new union treaty .. IE rebranding![]()