Formation of the planets. The various planets are thought to have formed from the solar nebula, the disc-shaped cloud of gas and dust left over from the Sun's formation. ... These rocky bodies would become the terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars).
Yes, Because Officially, their aim was to defend perestroika against reactionary elements within the state bureaucracy, but over time, they began to question the legitimacy of their republics' membership of the Soviet Union.
