Other Conflicts
| War | Start | End | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagorno-Karabakh War | 1988 | 1994 | Ethnic Armenian separatism leads to the de facto independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. |
| 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt | 1991 | 1991 | Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev. |
| War of Transnistria | 1992 | 1992 | Transnistria, which is de facto independent from Moldova, has declared independence in 1990, due to its majority Russian-speaking population fearing union with Romania. A ceasefire between Transnistrian forces and Moldovan forces has been in place since 1992, enforced by the presence of Russian forces in Transnistria. |
| 1993 Russian constitutional crisis | 1993 | 1993 | Political stand-off between the Russian president and the Russian parliament that was resolved by using military force. |
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