It was very contagious. The countries of Eastern Europe were excited for the changes and wanted to be a part of them as well.
It pointed the way for Mikhail S. Gorbachev's reform program twenty years.
His new policies inspired reform movements throughout Eastern Europe.
encourage political discussion and economic reform
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This reform was a reaction to the space program of the Soviet Union
It pointed the way for Mikhail S. Gorbachev's reform program twenty years.
it weakend the soviet economy and encouraged mikhail gorbachev to promte reform in the Soviet Union
political reform
His new policies inspired reform movements throughout Eastern Europe.
Gorbachev's two major policies were glasnost and perestroika, which means openness and restructuring. He welcomed criticism of the government, which was never before allowed in the U.S.S.R. He wanted to reform or restructure the economy and especially the communist party within U.S.S.R. He allowed freedom of press and released political prisoners. He encouraged the rulers of the eastern European countries to adopt the same policies. The people of eastern Europe stood up against the oppressive regimes (although some eastern European rulers did follow in Gorbachev's footsteps and allowed free elections). The people initially feared that the Soviet army would suppress the uprisings like it had before, but Gorbachev did not provide help to the Communist regimes. Hence by 1991, communism was rejected by the eastern Europe.
Perestroika. Glasnost referred to the new openness.
It weakened the Soviet economy and encouraged Mikhail Gorbachev to promote reform in the Soviet Union
nova net : It weakened the Soviet economy and encouraged Gorbachev to promote reform in the Soviet Union
Perestroika, which literally means restructuring, was a political movement for reformation in the Soviet Union. Glasnost, which means openness, was a policy reform proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev.
encourage political discussion and economic reform
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reform the Soviet Union politically and economically