Date: February 3rd, 2023 6:40 PM
Author: Soggy pervert ceo
stagnant economy made worse by a fall in oil prices
gorbachev was incompetent and glastnost/perestroika failed
Constiuent republics began to agitate for reform and more local autonomy, while retaining the overall union. Ethnic nationalism rises up in most SSRs
Georgia and the Baltics say fuck it, let's leave
the "New Union Treaty" is drafted to save the union in some form (though without the baltics or georgia). Much more local autonomy but central military
hardliners get pissed off and stage a coup against Gorbachev. Coup fails horribly in 48 hours.
Meanwhile in the background Yeltsin is gaining power and influence in Russia. The local SSRs had their own local communist parties. Russia didn't - it was just the CPSU.
the failed coup shatters a brittle situation and everyone bails
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5283720&forum_id=2#45883969)