History of the Soviet Union (1982–91) History of the Soviet Union (1982–91) The history of the Soviet Union from 1982 through 1991 spans the period from Leonid Brezhnev's death and funeral until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Due to the years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development, economic growth stagnated. Failed attempts at reform, a standstill economy, and the success of the United States against the Soviet Union's forces in the war in Afghanistan led to a general feeling of discontent, especially in the Baltic republics and Eastern Europe. Greater political and social freedoms, instituted by the last Soviet leader, Mikhail
Government of the Soviet Union government acted as an interim government of the USSR. The generic term "Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" can refer to the following organs of government of the USSR: Additionally, during the last period of the Soviet Union, the following interim bodies performed functions of the union government (management of the economy and performing economic and social reforms) after the Cabinet of Ministers was dissolved by a vote of no confidence: However eventually no new full government was formed due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The term was also used by the government itself, the press