WHAT EXPLAINS THE FALL AND COLLAPSE OF THE USSR C1985-1991?

Overall summary

By 1989, Soviet people had much more of a voice than they did before - over 60,000 informal groups and clubs that held meetings, organised demonstrations and calling for political reform. Instead of producing support for Gorbachev, glasnost resulted in a wave of criticism against the party. Once glasnost started, it could not be stopped as people continued to have freedom of speech and opinion.