Since he was a part of the new generation of leaders in the Soviet Union, he was a very dedicated reformer and this allowed for vast changes in the Soviet Union. This can be seen when “Gorbachev initiated the twin policies of glasnost(openness) and perestroika (restructuring), with the intentions of liberalizing and reforming communism” (O’Neil, 271). Gorbachev hoped that it would create “the kind of tolerant Western-style political culture”, however the free speech was used by the media to express frustrations that were oppressed for about seventy years (Hauss, 232). Perestroika was the policy where Gorbachev planned to “decentralized economic controls and encouraged enterprises to become self-financing” (“Perestroika”). Most of the changes were not fulfilled due to Communist Officials not wanting to lose their power of some economic aspects in the Soviet
Since he was a part of the new generation of leaders in the Soviet Union, he was a very dedicated reformer and this allowed for vast changes in the Soviet Union. This can be seen when “Gorbachev initiated the twin policies of glasnost(openness) and perestroika (restructuring), with the intentions of liberalizing and reforming communism” (O’Neil, 271). Gorbachev hoped that it would create “the kind of tolerant Western-style political culture”, however the free speech was used by the media to express frustrations that were oppressed for about seventy years (Hauss, 232). Perestroika was the policy where Gorbachev planned to “decentralized economic controls and encouraged enterprises to become self-financing” (“Perestroika”). Most of the changes were not fulfilled due to Communist Officials not wanting to lose their power of some economic aspects in the Soviet