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Perestroika

Lessons from the failure of Perestroika. John Blaney, Mike Gfoeller. Political Science Quarterly Fall 1993 v108 n3 p481(16)


1. According to the authors, why would perestroika likely have been implemented eventually, with or without Gorbachev?




2. What were the most important problems and contradictions of the Soviet economic system?




3. What was "Gorbachev’s dilemma"?




4. What was the 500 Days plan? Why did Gorbachev make a mistake by not implementing it?

 
 
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