Feb 15, 2022 · Former US Ambassador to USSR Jack F. Matlock, Jr. By Jack Matlock. Global Research, February 15, 2022. American Committee for US-Russia Accord 14 February 2022. Region: Europe, Russia and FSU, USA. Theme: History, US NATO War Agenda. In-depth Report: UKRAINE REPORT.

Apr 29, 2013 · It is common for scholars to mark the Soviet Union’s de facto end in August 1991, when Boris Yeltsin suspended the activities of the Communist party on the territory of the Russian Federation. However, Plokhii stated that this action alone did not precipitate the end of the USSR and independence of its constituent parts.