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 :(
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
~ Political- 2 candidate elections
- dissidents released
- creation of new Soviet parliament (Congress of People's Deputies)--members chosen in competitive elections
legalization of other political parties- 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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev