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March 17, 1991: 35 years ago today, the Soviet people voted to preserve the #USSR.
The referendum held on March 17, 1991, stated: «Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a renewed federation of equal sovereign republics in which the rights and freedom of an individual of any nationality will be fully guaranteed?»

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Luigi. 🇵🇸 🇮🇷 🇻🇪 🏴Mar 22

In defiance of the counter-revolutionaries who had seized the governing apparatus and the leadership of the CPSU, an overwhelming majority of Soviet citizens IN EVERY REPUBLIC voted "Yes." The only exception was in a few republics where the "democrats" in power did not allow the vote to take place. Elsewhere there was 80 percent voter turnout.

For: 113,512,812 - 77.8%
Against: 32,303,977 - 22.2%

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Luigi. 🇵🇸 🇮🇷 🇻🇪 🏴

Despite the vote, the U.S.-backed #Gorbachev- #Yeltsin leadership illegally dissolved the #USSR on December 26, 1991.

Full figures here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Soviet_Union_referendum

1991 Soviet Union referendum - Wikipedia