Interpretations: Gorbachev and Yeltsin (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Perestroika meaning
Perestroika meaning
Reconstruction - Gorbachev's economic & political reform programme
Glasnost meaning
Glasnost meaning
'Openness' - policy for greater freedom of information
Three phases of Perestroika
Three phases of Perestroika
Rationalisation, Reform, and Transformation
Demokratizatsiya definition
Demokratizatsiya definition
Democratisation - weakened Communist Party's control
Article 6 removal date & effect
Article 6 removal date & effect
March 1990 - ended Communist Party's guaranteed leading role
Uskorenie meaning
Uskorenie meaning
'Acceleration' - speeding up economic development
Gorbachev Factor (Archie Brown)
Gorbachev Factor (Archie Brown)
Gorbachev's personal decisions & reforms were pivotal to collapse
China vs USSR reform difference
China vs USSR reform difference
China: economic first, political later. USSR: both simultaneously
Paradox of Gorbachev's reforms
Paradox of Gorbachev's reforms
Trying to save Soviet Communism created conditions for collapse
Rationalisation phase result
Rationalisation phase result
Economic growth declined; living conditions deteriorated