Interpretations: Gorbachev’s Political Reforms (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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1988 event that introduced socialist democracy reforms
1988 event that introduced socialist democracy reforms
Nineteenth Party Conference
Key electoral reform introduced at 1988 Party Conference
Key electoral reform introduced at 1988 Party Conference
Multi-candidate elections
How many Congress of People's Deputies seats were elected?
How many Congress of People's Deputies seats were elected?
1,500 out of 2,250 total seats
Yeltsin's vote percentage in Moscow, 1989 elections
Yeltsin's vote percentage in Moscow, 1989 elections
89 per cent
First organised opposition group formed after 1989 elections
First organised opposition group formed after 1989 elections
Inter-regional Deputies' Group (IRDG)
Two key members of the IRDG
Two key members of the IRDG
Boris Yeltsin and Andrei Sakharov
% of Moscow seats won by Democratic Russia in 1990
% of Moscow seats won by Democratic Russia in 1990
85 per cent
Year Article Six of Soviet Constitution was repealed
Year Article Six of Soviet Constitution was repealed
1990
Service's view: Gorbachev's 1989 elections aim
Service's view: Gorbachev's 1989 elections aim
Deliberate revolutionary transformation
Robinson's view: 1989 elections intended to do what to Party?
Robinson's view: 1989 elections intended to do what to Party?
Reinvigorate it, not transform it