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Second Congress of USSR People's Deputies

The second Congress of USSR People's Deputies (December 12-24, 1989), where the radical minority headed by Boris Yeltsin after the death of Andrei Sakharov demanded the abolition of Article 6 of the USSR Constitution, which stated that "the USSR Communist Party is the leading and guiding force" in the state. In turn, the conservative majority pointed to the destabilizing disintegration processes in the USSR and, consequently, the need to strengthen the powers of the center (the Soyuz group). Center: Vadim Medvedev, Soviet scientist and economist, Ph.D. in Economics, member of the USSR Communist Party Executive Committee Politburo, Kremlin Palace of Congresses (now the State Kremlin Palace).

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Second Congress of USSR People's Deputies

The second Congress of USSR People's Deputies (December 12-24, 1989), where the radical minority headed by Boris Yeltsin after the death of Andrei Sakharov demanded the abolition of Article 6 of the USSR Constitution, which stated that "the USSR Communist Party is the leading and guiding force" in the state. In turn, the conservative majority pointed to the destabilizing disintegration processes in the USSR and, consequently, the need to strengthen the powers of the center (the Soyuz group). The deputy asks a question from the floor during the discussion. Kremlin Palace of Congresses (now the State Kremlin Palace).

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Soviet cooperative movement

The Law on Cooperation of May 26, 1988 made it possible to establish private companies in the Soviet Union. The cooperative sector and private businesses started developing rapidly. Creative individuals, including musicians, artists, writers and journalists, did not shy away from commercial operations either. Vladimir Maximov conceived the popular television programs Public Opinion and Music Ring. In 1989, he and his wife Tamara Maximova established TV-Neva, the country's first private independent television company.

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Soviet cooperative movement

The Law on Cooperation of May 26, 1988 made it possible to establish private companies in the Soviet Union. The cooperative sector and private businesses started developing rapidly. Creative individuals, including musicians, artists, writers and journalists, did not shy away from commercial operations either. Vladimir Maximov conceived the popular television programs Public Opinion and Music Ring. In 1989, he and his wife Tamara Maximova established TV-Neva, the country's first private independent television company.

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