Explain how Mikhail Gorbachev opened up the Soviet Union and paved the way for the end of Communism. Also define the words "Glasnost" and "Peristrokia".
The new openness allowed Soviet citizens to complain publicly about economic problems.
Angry consumers protested that they had to stand in long lines to buy food, soap, and
other basics. Gorbachev blamed these problems on the Soviet Union’s inefficient system of central planning. Under central planning, party officials told farm and factory
managers how much to produce. They also told them what wages to pay, and what prices to charge. Because individuals could not increase their pay by producing more,they had little motive to improve efficiency.
Peristroka means economic restructuring.
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