Russia is a nation that has gone through many hardships and reformations to get where it is today. After the Tsarist regime over the country disintegrated, many leaders arose with plans that included radical reforms to change Russia from where it stands, as well as one that attempted to stabilize the current institutions in place and follow the path of Russian tradition. Mikhail Gorbachev was one of Russia's leaders that is very complex and challenging to understand. Gorbachev, having lived through part of the terror-consumed times of the 1930s, was very opposed to the types of reforms put in place by Stalin, such as collectivization--giving him natural sympathy to others in his place. Gorbachev grew up and studied in the time of Khrushchev's de-Stalinization era as well: a time of spirit and possibilities, one that leaders before him, such as Brezhnev, did not get to experience. Once Gorbachev came to be elected as General Secretary in 1985, he had already began his own vision of putting Russia on a path to righteousness. With most of Russia in partial ruin from former leaders, Gorbachev's mission seemed to be a distant mirage. Most of Gorbachev's reforms sounded better than how they actually played out. Such ambitious and strong reforms need a concrete and forthright leader behind them, which Gorbachev was not. His flaws as a leader and reformist were portrayed in Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem, "Half-Measures". This poem explained how Gorbachev wanted to save Russia but that he was not strong enough to carry his plans from start to finish. We see this explicitly in his poem when Yevtushenko states, "saving the motherland halfway will fail" (Yevtushenko). Yevtushenko's strong remarks in this poem came to be true, but not everything Gorbachev did ended in half-measure. If it weren't for many of Gorbachev's reformation plans, Russia today could have and probably would have been very different in various aspects.
It seemed as though Gorbachev was slowly moving toward private agriculture. ... Gorbachev had some success with co-operatives in May of 1988. ... Gorbachev's political reforms influenced the economy of Russia. ... Gorbachev allowed a new parliament to be implemented and a new powerbase. ... Gorbachev's political values at this point were much like a pendulum. ...
On taking office in 1985 Mikhail Gorbachev faced one problem more daunting than all others combined. ... There are many reasons for Gorbachev's reforms not working. ... Gorbachev could do nothing but watch his country fall apart. ... Gorbachev's downfall was mainly because of his indecisiveness when making decisions. ... The third attribute in Gorbachev's reforms faili...
On March 1985, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was elected general secretary of the Communist Party in Russia. Gorbachev inherited by his predecessors a stagnant economy and a "well fed" bureaucracy. ... With these policies, Gorbachev planned to modernize Russia. ... On 1 December 1989, Gorbachev became the first Soviet leader to set foot in the Vatican. ... The hard-liners, who included many top government officials, staged a coup in August, placing Gorbachev under house arrest, but within three days the reformers had restored Gorbachev to power. ...
The Gorbachev era – a period of time, which has been the reason for many controversial theories, raised debatable questions and still, more than 25 years after this time has passed, the consequences of Gorbachev's ruling are still pending under consideration. ... Gorbachev seemed to have proven his loyalty towards the Marxist-Leninist doctrine, especially towards Stalin, in his teenage years. ... The group has published a manifesto, which according to Martin Walker7, Gorbachev has read and implemented many of the reforms it proposes. ... By Glasnost and Perestroika, Gorbachev gave f...
It was under Gorbachev's rule when their communism dissolved. ... The economy and the Soviet Union were almost rescued by Gorbachev. Gorbachev brought in reforms to help the economy as well as promote peace. ... Gorbachev also gave more freedom to the farmers so they can fend for themselves. ... As hard as Gorbachev tried to save the economy he could not. ...
Introduction Gorbachev is a very controversial figure in history. ... Gorbachev was politically stupid and to weak to rule. ... As a Machiavellian ruler Gorbachev was weak and good. ... People did not fear Gorbachev. ... This proves that Gorbachev was a weak ruler. ...
Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping were two powerful men seeking for a reform plan for their own countries. Gorbachev's Reform consisted in allowing the people to have more personal freedom, a tiny bit more democratic and promoting choice and liberty. ... Perestroika was created by Mikhail Gorbachev and started in the late 1980s. ... Although perestroika made an enormous change in the Soviet Union, Gorbachev presented this plan to have control over people who would take advantage of the system, like freeloaders. ... It was plain obvious to Gorbachev that the conformed and mediocre people...
Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union, warned that a NATO victory in Afghanistan is "impossible" and said that the US should withdraw its troops immediately in order to avoid another Vietnam. Gorbachev praised President Obama for his decision to begin withdrawing troops next year, but also noted that the US would struggle to get out of the situation. ... No matter how difficult it will be," Gorbachev said. ... Gorbachev questions, "But what's the alternative - another Vietnam? ... Gorbachev said that the best NATO could hope to achieve was to help the country get back on...
Mikhail Gorbachev became a full member of the Politburo in 1980. When Gorbachev's mentor Yori Andropov succeeded Brezhnev. In 1982 Gorbachev became very influential in the Politburo. Gorbachev gained a reputation as an enemy of corruption and inefficiency. ... The explosion of Chernobyl had Gorbachev ready to make a deal. ...
