after boris elson was elected president of russia in june and took office in july, he began to more and his version of a union system in order to develop projects for a union system. a preparatory committee was formed, in which, in addition to delegations from nine union republics and the center, 16 russian autonomies were also represented. the heads of the autonomies, especially tatarstan and bashkiria, insisted on their right to sign a union treaty and to be its equal subjects. this significantly complicated the entire structure of the state and the negotiation process. it is curious that the novoogoryovsk negotiators spent a long time on... states; gorbachev objected and put pressure on them along the party line. as a result, they seemed to agree on the name union of soviet sovereign republics, thereby preserving the cherished abbreviation ussr. more significant disagreement was caused by the issue of union taxes and budget. gorbachev advocated a three-channel system. the budget of the union - gorbachev assured - should be formed due to union taxes and fees, as well as due to shared