Were the capitalists right by labeling the Soviet System as unviable and had predicted its collapse due to economic contradictions, or was it the strongly oppressed population, demanding freedom of speech and freedom of markets? ... By heading the politburo and becoming a General Secretary, Gorbachev was predicted to implement reforms that will optimize the current situation.8 Regarding his loyalty towards the Party and the Marxist-Leninist doctrine, it is highly unlikely that his intentions were to abolish and eliminate the Soviet system, as some conspiracy theories argue. ...

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