Question

Respond positively or negatively to the following statement: Gorbachev is directly responsible for democracy in the former Soviet Union. Defend your answer.

Answer 1

positve

Step-by-step explanation:

If it weren't for his cooperation with the west, his actions to end the dictatorship like policies implemented by Stalin and the other communist leaders before him, releasing its control over territories gained in WW2 including East Germany and Berlin, and reforming the economy then Russia would not be the country it is today.