... military and KGB. He then allowed Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia to become independent republics. The USSR voted itself out of existence in December of 1991, and Gorbachev resigned as President of the USSR. The Yeltsin Regime The Yeltsin regime began the move from socialism to capitalism ... made directives that abolished limits on earnings, liberalized foreign economic relations, and commercialized shops and services. In a decree in December of 1991, he abolished price controls on almost all goods and services. By February 1992, approximately ninety per cent of consumer goods were being ...

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