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From the archives: Mikhail Gorbachev resigns, USSR falls in 1991
On Dec. 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his post as president as the Soviet Union collapsed. Watch CBS News' coverage from that day.
On Dec. 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from his post as president as the Soviet Union collapsed. Watch CBS News' coverage from that day.