Recently, I learned how the Soviet Union attempted one certain reform before it fell apart. This was Mikhail Gorbachev's New Union Treaty to reform the country into a Union of Sovereign States, to make it more democratic and ensure equal rights for all its citizens. Many countries agreed to it (including Ukraine), but any attempt to sign the treaty was halted when a failed coup in August 1991 occurred. After the coup, all states favored independence instead of reform.
I found this article of an interview with Mikhail Gorbachev before his passing, where he gave reasons that he believed the Union he proposed could have been possible both before and after the coup. Whether it not it would, we sadly won't know. While I do agree with the idea, I'd like to hear other thoughts on it.
I found this article of an interview with Mikhail Gorbachev before his passing, where he gave reasons that he believed the Union he proposed could have been possible both before and after the coup. Whether it not it would, we sadly won't know. While I do agree with the idea, I'd like to hear other thoughts on it.