Gorbachev said that security was a game from which all could benefit through co-operation.
Gorbachev's foreign policy, which he called "new thinking", also contributed to the Cold War's end. But once glasnost let people say what they thought, many people said: "We want out."īy December 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist. And when bureaucrats continually thwarted his orders, he used glasnost, or open discussion and democratisation.
When discipline failed to solve the problem, he launched perestroika ("restructuring"). When he came to power in 1985, Gorbachev tried to discipline the Soviet people as a way to overcome economic stagnation. Unfortunately, he is not popular with the Russian people who blame him for the loss of Soviet power.īut, as Gorbachev has replied to those who shout abuse at him: "Remember, I am the one who gave you the right to shout." EARLIER this month, Mikhail Gorbachev celebrated his 75th birthday with a concert and conference at his foundation in Moscow.
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