On this day, 34 years ago, on December 21, 1991 (November 16, 1991 in the lunar calendar), the Almaty Declaration was signed and the Soviet Union officially disintegrated. On December 21, 1991, it was signed by the leaders of the 11 republics of the Soviet Union (excluding the 3 Baltic States and Georgia) at the summit held in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan (referred to as the Almaty Declaration). Main contents: Confirm the purposes and principles of the Commonwealth of Independent States signed by Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (mainly the principles of mutual recognition and respect for national sovereignty and sovereign equality, and non-interference in internal affairs; The principles of non-use of force or threat of force, peaceful settlement of disputes; mutual recognition and respect for territorial integrity and the inviolability of existing borders, etc.); declared that the member states of the Commonwealth will cooperate on an equal footing through coordinating bodies, retaining unified command of military strategic forces and unified supervision with nuclear weapons; member states will cooperate in the formation and development of a common economic area; declared that with the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Soviet Union will cease to exist; The CIS is open to former Soviet Union member states or other countries that recognize its purposes and principles, and can join the CIS with the unanimous consent of member states. Data map of Stalin's urinating statue in Ukraine