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| − | Perestroika is the Russian term for ‘restructuring’. This term was introduced, along with Glasnost, as a policy in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s by Mikhail Gorbachev, who called for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Perestroika allowed more independent actions from various ministries within the CPSU as well as introducing some market-like reforms. Perestroika also attempted to make socialism show more economic efficiency in order to meet the needs of the Soviet consumer. Ultimately it has been said to have, along with Glasnost, exacerbated existing political, social and economic tensions within the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. | + | Perestroika is the Russian term for ‘restructuring’. This term was introduced, along with Glasnost, as a policy in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s by [[Gorbachev, Mikhail|Mikhail Gorbachev]], who called for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Perestroika allowed more independent actions from various ministries within the CPSU as well as introducing some market-like reforms. Perestroika also attempted to make [[Socialism|socialism]] show more economic efficiency in order to meet the needs of the Soviet consumer. Ultimately it has been said to have, along with [[Glasnost]], exacerbated existing political, social and economic tensions within the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. |
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| + | == External links and references == | ||
| + | * [http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/sovietcollapse.htm The Economic Collapse of the Soviet Union] | ||
| + | * [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,988168,00.html TIME 100 : Mikhail Gorbachev] | ||
| + | * [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitextlo/int_mikhailgorbachev.html "Commanding Heights: Mikhail Gorbachev" PBS interview (April 2001)] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 7 April 2014
Perestroika is the Russian term for ‘restructuring’. This term was introduced, along with Glasnost, as a policy in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s by Mikhail Gorbachev, who called for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). Perestroika allowed more independent actions from various ministries within the CPSU as well as introducing some market-like reforms. Perestroika also attempted to make socialism show more economic efficiency in order to meet the needs of the Soviet consumer. Ultimately it has been said to have, along with Glasnost, exacerbated existing political, social and economic tensions within the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.
