As the democratization of the Soviet system was taking place, the "openness" for discourses was gaining supporters from the vast majority of the political elite, who preferred the newly suggested political system - Capitalism, in favor of the old Socialist regime, who had proven to have severe flaws. ... Nonetheless, they did not seem to have a clear vision about the methods for arriving at the desired economic outcome. ...

• Word Count: 1300
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• Grade Level: Graduate

What makes a society civil? This is surely one of the most important questions to ponder in macro-political theory. For so much else depends on our view of civilized behavior. The meaning and purpose of society, what we ought to do, and what we hope to accomplish " all these are fundamental...

• Word Count: 2003
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Why Was Official Revolutionary Rhetoric No Longer Able To Conceal The Reality Of The Authoritarian One-party State In Eastern Europe In The Late 1980s? On the night of November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall-the most potent symbol of the cold war division of Europe-came down. Earlier that day, the Communist authorities of the German Democratic Republic had announced the removal of travel restrictions to democratic West Berlin. Thousands of East Germans streamed into the West, and in the course of the night, celebrants on both sides of the wall began to tear it down. The collapse of the Berli...

• Word Count: 2359
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate