In early 1991, Gorbachev began a strategic political retreat in response to opposition from:

A. the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
B. a group, including Boris Yeltsin, which wanted rapid democracy.
C. the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, which refused to give up Leninist principles.
D. conservatives who controlled much of the social and economic scene.
E. party leaders in East Germany and Hungary.


D

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