Role of Nationalism in USSR

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When did the Brezhnev Doctrine end?
1989
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What impact did the ending of the Doctrine have?
Meant that Gorbachev focused more on Human Rights than violence.
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What happened in Hungary and Poland in 1989?
Poland- Non-communist candidate and Hungary- multi party elections.
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What was the impact of this?
Mostly peaceful with exceptions of Romania and Yugoslavia.
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What was the impact of environmental factors?
Air pollution and soil erosion
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What impact did local part leaders have?
Trust in cadres meant that they had been comfortable before.
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What impact did culture have?
Slavic republic already and own language and culture
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What did Nagorno Krabakh show in 1988?
Showed violence after referendum and how central government loosing control
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what were limits of nationalism?
Tribal/ local disagreements- Muslim groups, limited experience of autonomous control.
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What did referendum reveal?
Still support for SU aside from Baltic and Georgia.
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When was New Union Treaty?
1991
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What was impact of Russian Nationalism?
Allowed Yeltsin to undermine Union Treaty and Soviet and Russian institutions and Russians did not want end of 'Great Russian Empire'
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