“In which year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?”

"The Soviet Union officially ended in 1991 marking the conclusion of the Cold War and reshaping global geopolitics. Triggered by economic stagnation nationalist movements and Gorbachev’s reforms like glasnost and perestroika the USSR fragmented into independent republics. The Baltic states’ secession and the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States were pivotal. Russia emerged as the primary successor state inheriting much of the USSR’s global influence. This dissolution shifted international alliances reduced bipolar tensions and accelerated the spread of democratic and market-based systems worldwide."