Question

He was responsible for the disintegration of the Soviet Russia. In the light of this statement, discuss Gorbachev’s attitude towards the Eastern European countries.

Answer 1

1. It was a big change from past Soviet strategies for Mikhail Gorbachev to treat Eastern European countries differently.
2. His strategy was to avoid involvement with other countries, contrasting sharply with the Brezhnev Doctrine, which allowed the Soviet Union to intervene in satellite states.
3. So that popular uprisings and democratic movements could happen without being stifled by the Soviet Union, Gorbachev told these countries to identify their own ways to change.
4. Overthrowing communist governments in Eastern Europe without violence was made possible by this stance. The USSR fell apart because of this.
5. It was a progressive idea, but it also hurt Soviet power, broke up communist unity, and sped up the breakdown of Soviet rule.