Gorbachev and the end of the cold war
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- Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War
- Gorbachev
- He was the last Soviet leader from 1985-1991(collapse of USSR).
- He had hoped to be the saviour of Communism.
- Oversaw the end of the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of Communism in Russia.
- Chernobyl Crisis - April 1986
- The nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded.
- Gorbachev authorised a cover story that denied there had been a release of dangerous radiation.
- The Western media were unconvinced.
- They put pressure on Gorbachev to tell the truth about the scale of the disaster.
- Chernobyl became an international symbol of the crisis in Soviet Communism.
- Gorbachev's 'new thinking'
- Communism in Russia faced many problems
- The Soviet economy was not as efficient as the American economy.
- Everyday life in Russia was dominated by shortages i.e. in food.
- Many of the Soviet people had lost faith in Communism.
- The Soviet economy was not as efficient as the American economy.
- Gorbachev's plan for reviving Communism
- Perestroika
- (Restructuring) - economic reforms designed to make the Soviet economy more efficient.
- Glasnost
- (Openess) - censorship of the press was to be relaxed.
- Gorbachev believed Perestroika and Glasnost would strengthen the power of the Communist Party.
- Perestroika
- Communism in Russia faced many problems
- Gorbachev
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