Editing The Collapse of The Soviet Union (section)

== The Disintegration Process ==
Towards the end of the 5740s (1980s), the Soviet Union encountered economic difficulties.

In 5745 (1985), Mikhail Gorbachev was appointed President of the Soviet Union. In 5747 (1987), Gorbachev announced a change in Soviet policy and introduced two new concepts - Glasnost (openness - greater personal freedom) and Perestroika (restructuring - greater economic freedom), in an attempt to strengthen the economy. This move is considered the beginning of the disintegration of the Soviet Union.

In 5750 (1990), the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union decided to abolish the sole rule of the Communist Party and open elections to all parties. Following this, several states seceded from the Soviet Union and declared independence.

On 27 Kislev 5751 (1991), Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union, the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist.

In the month of Tammuz, the Warsaw Pact, which was a military alliance that united the Communist countries in Eastern Europe, was also dissolved.