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1	The impact of Gorbachev's reforms on the disintegration of the Soviet Union Carlyle, Keith Cecil 07 1900 (has links) This dissertation of limited scope traces the attempts by Gorbachev (1985-1991) to reform an economic, political and social system which was in a state of terminal decline. The origins of its demise, it is argued, lay in the ossified command economy inherited from Stalin. The enormous damage inflicted on Soviet agriculture during collectivisation in the 1930s~ when millions of productive peasants died, proved to be a fatal blow to that sector. Tlms, Gorbachev followed a two-fold strategy ofrefonn. Glasnost (openness) was introduced to allow constructive debate on economic and social matters. Despite a hesitant beginning, the right to criticise allowed the emergence of more radical campaigners, such as Yeltsin who demanded greater democracy. Significantly, the revival of ethnic nationalist demands in the republics led to disintegration. Perestroika (restructuring) was intended to modernise and boost living standards. The economy faltered but the market was not yet in place / History / M.A. (History) Cold war Stagnation Glasnost Bureaucracy Perestroika Failure Conflict Coup Collapse 947.0854 World politics -- 1985-1995 Perestroĭka Glasnost Cold War Soviet Union -- History -- Philosophy Russia (Federation) -- History -- 1991-
2	The impact of Gorbachev's reforms on the disintegration of the Soviet Union Carlyle, Keith Cecil. January 2002 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Africa, 2002. 947.0854 CARL World politics -- 1985-1995. Perestro?ka. Glasnost. Cold War. Soviet Union -- History -- Philosophy. Russia (Federation) -- History -- 1991-
3	The impact of Gorbachev's reforms on the disintegration of the Soviet Union Carlyle, Keith Cecil 07 1900 (has links) This dissertation of limited scope traces the attempts by Gorbachev (1985-1991) to reform an economic, political and social system which was in a state of terminal decline. The origins of its demise, it is argued, lay in the ossified command economy inherited from Stalin. The enormous damage inflicted on Soviet agriculture during collectivisation in the 1930s~ when millions of productive peasants died, proved to be a fatal blow to that sector. Tlms, Gorbachev followed a two-fold strategy ofrefonn. Glasnost (openness) was introduced to allow constructive debate on economic and social matters. Despite a hesitant beginning, the right to criticise allowed the emergence of more radical campaigners, such as Yeltsin who demanded greater democracy. Significantly, the revival of ethnic nationalist demands in the republics led to disintegration. Perestroika (restructuring) was intended to modernise and boost living standards. The economy faltered but the market was not yet in place / History / M.A. (History) Cold war Stagnation Glasnost Bureaucracy Perestroika Failure Conflict Coup Collapse 947.0854 World politics -- 1985-1995 Perestroĭka Glasnost Cold War Soviet Union -- History -- Philosophy Russia (Federation) -- History -- 1991-

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