In the wake of the policies of glasnost, perestroika, and demokratizatsia announced by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, there was ferment throughout the USSR. What follows is a timeline of events leading up to the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence on August 24, 1991, and its affirmation by a nationwide referendum on December 1, 1991.
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The drone picture shows an aerial view of the Independence Monument in Kyiv on Aug. 18, 2021.
