Gorbachev+Era

Taylor Trosper ~ __Political__ legalization of other political parties []
 * __Gorbachev Reforms__**
 * technological advances
 * needed political and social reforms in able to have economic reforms
 * Gospriyomka--state acceptance of production--represented state approval of goods in and effor to maintain quality control and combad inferior manufacturing
 * alcohol reform--prices raised and sales outlawed in order to curve alcoholism--cut income by 100 billion dollars :(
 * **Perestroika--**restructuring; reorderingof economic policy
 * called for beginning of a market economy (limited free enterprise and some private property)
 * partial liberalization--failed to satisfy any factions
 * **Glasnost**--openness; Soviets encouraged to discuss strengths and weaknessess of the Soviet Union
 * Pravda--newspaper of Communist Party--complains, reports of corruption, protests
 * Benefits in arts--previously banned works published, motion pictures showed negative aspects of Soviet life
 * Music--western styles, jazz and rock began to be performed
 * 2 candidate elections
 * dissidents released
 * creation of new Soviet parliament (Congress of People's Deputies)--members chosen in competitive elections
 * stuck Article 6--had guaranteed 'leading role' of Communist Party
 * created position of president--Gorbachev elected
 * released iron grip of Communis Party in Moscow--ethnic groups took advantage and protested