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Okay, that's good info. So, the end of the Soviet Union isn't set in stone yet. Are we looking at January 1st, or some time later? Has the Berlin Wall gone down yet? (I know its demolition doesn't really get into gear until 1990, but still.)
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January 1st.

As of current none of the events that directly brought the end of the USSR are in effect. However perestroika and glasnost are ongoing programs. This includes the fall of the Pact satellite states.