Describe the Soviet political and economic situation under Brezhnev, the changes implemented or attempted by Gorbachev, and the collapse of the Soviet Union
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The essay should show an appreciation for the continuing rigidity of Soviet communism, the pressure of the arms race with the United States, the glasnost and perestroika experiments, the influence of events in east-central Europe, the hard-liner failed coup in August, and the centrifugal forces pulling the Soviet Union apart.
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