Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Mikhail Gorbachev and the end of Communism

Read the following links. Explain how Mikhail Gorbachev opened up the Soviet Union and paved the way for the end of Communism. Also define the words "Glasnost" and "Perestroika".

Mikhail Gorbachev opened up the Soviet Union and paved the way for the end of Communism by getting a "new thinking", and this new idea gave this guy the pioririty of control all the arms.
By this person, the Soviet Union opened up and paved the way for the end of communism with all the liberty and dignity.

Glasnost is a Russian word for "transparency". Gorbachev used the term to describe a program of reform introduced to the Soviet Union in 1985 whose goals included combating corruptions and the abuse of privilege by the political classes.

Peristrokia was the name of the modified fundamental reforms by Mikhail.

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