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Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991 by declaration № 142-H of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[1] This declaration acknowledged the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union following the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. On the previous day, 25 December 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned, declaring his office extinct, and handed over the Soviet nuclear missile launching codes to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. That same evening at 7:32 P.M. the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin and replaced with the Russian tricolor.[2] The dissolution of the world's first and largest Communist state also marked an end to the Cold War.
Post-Soviet states in alphabetical order:
1. Armenia, 2. Azerbaijan, 3. Belarus, 4. Estonia,
5. Georgia, 6. Kazakhstan, 7. Kyrgyzstan, 8. Latvia,
9. Lithuania, 10. Moldova, 11. Russia, 12. Tajikistan,
13. Turkmenistan, 14. Ukraine, 15. Uzbekistan
Maps: Soviet Union, Duck n' Cover, Classic
Format: 24p "Double Qualifier" <See Below>
24 Players, 3 Reserves
[spoiler=Players]x-raider
kirillk
generalhead
Dukasaur
Philbro
whydelilah
Shai
ubermann73
ubuntu33
NovemberPines
andypl0nd0n
Fewnix
seamusk
rmjw10
takman2k
Metsfanmax
Serreski
crispybits
Baron Von PWN
jonesthecurl
slytown
ufgolfpa
TaelS
Armandolas
Reserves:
thehippo8
D Major
ace student[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Qualifying Rounds]6 and 5 Player games See "Double Qualifier" Format Chart Below
Map: Soviet Union
Settings: Standard. Auto, Seq, Flat, Chained, No Special, 30 Round Limit[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Quarter and Semi Finals]End of the cold war
The Revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to the end of decades-long hostility between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, which had been the defining feature of the Cold War.
2 Rounds of 1v1 knockouts
Map: Duck n' Cover
Settings: Standard, Auto, Seq, Nuclear, Unlimitted, No Special, 20 Round Limit[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Grand Final]In the countries of the former USSR, the outcomes of the dissolution were mixed. Only the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia established fully democratic systems of government.[16] Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia, and Moldova have maintained some democratic freedoms, but Belarus, Azerbaijan and the Central Asian republics have for many years had authoritarian rulers.[17] Russia itself underwent a period of political instability and economic decline before reverting to authoritarianism under the presidency of Vladimir Putin[18]
Many former Soviet republics have retained close links with Russia and formed multilateral organizations such as the Eurasian Economic Community, the Union State, the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia and the Eurasian Union to enhance economic and security cooperation, and extend greater Russian influence over its former empire.
Best of 5 1v1 Games
Map: Classic
Settings: Standard, Auto, Seq, Escalating, Chained, No Special, 20 Round Limit[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Chronology of Independence Declarations]Before the coup
Lithuania – March 11, 1990
Latvia (de jure) – May 4, 1990
Georgia – April 9, 1991
During the coup
Estonia – August 20, 1991
Latvia (de facto) – August 21, 1991
After the coup
Ukraine – August 24, 1991
Belarus – August 25, 1991
Moldova – August 27, 1991
Azerbaijan – August 30, 1991
Kyrgyzstan – August 31, 1991
Uzbekistan – September 1, 1991
Tajikistan – September 9, 1991
Armenia – September 21, 1991
Turkmenistan – October 16, 1991
Russia – December 12, 1991 (On this date the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR formally ratified the Belavezha Accords, denounced the 1922 Union Treaty and recalled Russian deputies from the Supreme Soviet of the USSR).
Kazakhstan – December 16, 1991[/spoiler]
Double Qualifier Format Chart:
Thanks to Dukasaur for help and advice with the format and settings.
Thanks to Wikipedia contributors for information about the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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