Referendum on the preservation of the USSR

Referendum on the preservation of the USSR The voters were asked the following question: "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?" Belarusian SSR 16,126,983 Lithuania Latvia Estonia The Referendum on preserving the Soviet Union; the only popular vote in the 70-year history of the USSR, was held on March 17, 1991 Total in the USSR (including the republics where the referendum was not held on a centralized basis) 75.4% Ukrainian SSR 76.4% 31,514,244 83.5% 82,7% 16,1% 21.7% 148,574,606 80.0% 1.9% 70,2% 28% Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 79,701,169 Abkhazian ASSR 318,317 Moldavia 52.3% 75.4% 71.3% Key 98.6% 0.9% 26.4% O "Yes" Republics where the referendum O was held I "No" O Ballots declared invalid Georgia O was not held** Kazakh SSR* Armenia 93.3% 19,999,433 88.2% 5.8% 94.1% people took part in the voting 97.9% 148,574,606 80.0% 93.7% 5% 1.7% 5.2% % of those included Azerbaijan SSR f2,903,797 75.1% 96.4% in voting lists Kyrghyz SSR 2,174,593 92.9% 4% 96.2% ** The referendum was not held on a centralized basis in Turkmen SSR 1,804,138 97.7% six republics that declared their independence or transition to independence. It was held partially at the initiative of local organizations. The Abkhazian ASSR (part of the Georgian SSR), which held a referendum, was the only exception 3.1% Tajik SSR 2,407,552 94.4% Uzbek SSR 19,816,333 95.4% * The question's wording was changed in the Kazakh SSR: "Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Union of equal sovereign states." RIANOVOSTI O 2011 www.rian.ru Referendum on the preservation of the USSR The voters were asked the following question: "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?" Belarusian SSR 16,126,983 Lithuania Latvia Estonia The Referendum on preserving the Soviet Union; the only popular vote in the 70-year history of the USSR, was held on March 17, 1991 Total in the USSR (including the republics where the referendum was not held on a centralized basis) 75.4% Ukrainian SSR 76.4% 31,514,244 83.5% 82,7% 16,1% 21.7% 148,574,606 80.0% 1.9% 70,2% 28% Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 79,701,169 Abkhazian ASSR 318,317 Moldavia 52.3% 75.4% 71.3% Key 98.6% 0.9% 26.4% O "Yes" Republics where the referendum O was held I "No" O Ballots declared invalid Georgia O was not held** Kazakh SSR* Armenia 93.3% 19,999,433 88.2% 5.8% 94.1% people took part in the voting 97.9% 148,574,606 80.0% 93.7% 5% 1.7% 5.2% % of those included Azerbaijan SSR f2,903,797 75.1% 96.4% in voting lists Kyrghyz SSR 2,174,593 92.9% 4% 96.2% ** The referendum was not held on a centralized basis in Turkmen SSR 1,804,138 97.7% six republics that declared their independence or transition to independence. It was held partially at the initiative of local organizations. The Abkhazian ASSR (part of the Georgian SSR), which held a referendum, was the only exception 3.1% Tajik SSR 2,407,552 94.4% Uzbek SSR 19,816,333 95.4% * The question's wording was changed in the Kazakh SSR: "Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Union of equal sovereign states." RIANOVOSTI O 2011 www.rian.ru Referendum on the preservation of the USSR The voters were asked the following question: "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?" Belarusian SSR 16,126,983 Lithuania Latvia Estonia The Referendum on preserving the Soviet Union; the only popular vote in the 70-year history of the USSR, was held on March 17, 1991 Total in the USSR (including the republics where the referendum was not held on a centralized basis) 75.4% Ukrainian SSR 76.4% 31,514,244 83.5% 82,7% 16,1% 21.7% 148,574,606 80.0% 1.9% 70,2% 28% Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 79,701,169 Abkhazian ASSR 318,317 Moldavia 52.3% 75.4% 71.3% Key 98.6% 0.9% 26.4% O "Yes" Republics where the referendum O was held I "No" O Ballots declared invalid Georgia O was not held** Kazakh SSR* Armenia 93.3% 19,999,433 88.2% 5.8% 94.1% people took part in the voting 97.9% 148,574,606 80.0% 93.7% 5% 1.7% 5.2% % of those included Azerbaijan SSR f2,903,797 75.1% 96.4% in voting lists Kyrghyz SSR 2,174,593 92.9% 4% 96.2% ** The referendum was not held on a centralized basis in Turkmen SSR 1,804,138 97.7% six republics that declared their independence or transition to independence. It was held partially at the initiative of local organizations. The Abkhazian ASSR (part of the Georgian SSR), which held a referendum, was the only exception 3.1% Tajik SSR 2,407,552 94.4% Uzbek SSR 19,816,333 95.4% * The question's wording was changed in the Kazakh SSR: "Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Union of equal sovereign states." RIANOVOSTI O 2011 www.rian.ru Referendum on the preservation of the USSR The voters were asked the following question: "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?" Belarusian SSR 16,126,983 Lithuania Latvia Estonia The Referendum on preserving the Soviet Union; the only popular vote in the 70-year history of the USSR, was held on March 17, 1991 Total in the USSR (including the republics where the referendum was not held on a centralized basis) 75.4% Ukrainian SSR 76.4% 31,514,244 83.5% 82,7% 16,1% 21.7% 148,574,606 80.0% 1.9% 70,2% 28% Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 79,701,169 Abkhazian ASSR 318,317 Moldavia 52.3% 75.4% 71.3% Key 98.6% 0.9% 26.4% O "Yes" Republics where the referendum O was held I "No" O Ballots declared invalid Georgia O was not held** Kazakh SSR* Armenia 93.3% 19,999,433 88.2% 5.8% 94.1% people took part in the voting 97.9% 148,574,606 80.0% 93.7% 5% 1.7% 5.2% % of those included Azerbaijan SSR f2,903,797 75.1% 96.4% in voting lists Kyrghyz SSR 2,174,593 92.9% 4% 96.2% ** The referendum was not held on a centralized basis in Turkmen SSR 1,804,138 97.7% six republics that declared their independence or transition to independence. It was held partially at the initiative of local organizations. The Abkhazian ASSR (part of the Georgian SSR), which held a referendum, was the only exception 3.1% Tajik SSR 2,407,552 94.4% Uzbek SSR 19,816,333 95.4% * The question's wording was changed in the Kazakh SSR: "Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Union of equal sovereign states." RIANOVOSTI O 2011 www.rian.ru Referendum on the preservation of the USSR The voters were asked the following question: "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?" Belarusian SSR 16,126,983 Lithuania Latvia Estonia The Referendum on preserving the Soviet Union; the only popular vote in the 70-year history of the USSR, was held on March 17, 1991 Total in the USSR (including the republics where the referendum was not held on a centralized basis) 75.4% Ukrainian SSR 76.4% 31,514,244 83.5% 82,7% 16,1% 21.7% 148,574,606 80.0% 1.9% 70,2% 28% Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 79,701,169 Abkhazian ASSR 318,317 Moldavia 52.3% 75.4% 71.3% Key 98.6% 0.9% 26.4% O "Yes" Republics where the referendum O was held I "No" O Ballots declared invalid Georgia O was not held** Kazakh SSR* Armenia 93.3% 19,999,433 88.2% 5.8% 94.1% people took part in the voting 97.9% 148,574,606 80.0% 93.7% 5% 1.7% 5.2% % of those included Azerbaijan SSR f2,903,797 75.1% 96.4% in voting lists Kyrghyz SSR 2,174,593 92.9% 4% 96.2% ** The referendum was not held on a centralized basis in Turkmen SSR 1,804,138 97.7% six republics that declared their independence or transition to independence. It was held partially at the initiative of local organizations. The Abkhazian ASSR (part of the Georgian SSR), which held a referendum, was the only exception 3.1% Tajik SSR 2,407,552 94.4% Uzbek SSR 19,816,333 95.4% * The question's wording was changed in the Kazakh SSR: "Do you consider necessary the preservation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Union of equal sovereign states." RIANOVOSTI O 2011 www.rian.ru