Mikhail Gorbachev and the collapse of Communism

Mikhail Gorbachev was a different type of man to the USSR and it's people. At the time, the USSR was tired of communism. People were tired of a corrupted government, with things hidden from them. They were tired of the fact, that they didn't have this fairytale economy that they were first told about. They needed someone to start reforms to make the USSR capitalist. Or at least show that capitalism was a good thing. Mikhail Gorbachev along with partners, started these huge reforms. They were called "Glasnost" and "Perestrokia".

"Glasnost"- Was a reform in the USSR during the Russian Revolution. Which stands for the once secretive Russia, now public.
"Perestrokia"- Was a reform in the USSR during the Russian Revolution. This represents the opening of the Russian economy.

collapse of communism

Communism collapsed in Eastern Europe and the USSR because there was no motive for communism. Everyone who lived in a communist nation understood that things would be fair. But those who made more money, started to dislike the fact you got paid as much as someone way lower than you. Leaders also turned communism into dictatorships. Abusing anyone who went against communism. No one thought that communism would turn into something bad. Especially when it started out with Lenin taking away from nobility and giving it to the poor.

Many countries were motivated to leave behind communism. After awhile it all spread around and reached Germany. Where the Berlin Wall was tored down, to represent there was no communism in Germany. West and East Germany were finally united.

With communism's bad side revealing, reforms were started. The person most know for his reforms was Mikhail Gorbachev. They were called glasnost and perestroika. He showed the Russian people elections on TV and starting giving the people more freedom. He had his constitution signed and that was the end of communism.

In the end, communism brought down the USSR, leaving the United States the superpower in the world.