Question

What was the causes and effects for the start and eventual fall of Communism in

Russia in 1989?

Answer 1

The state lost control of both the media and the public sphere, and democratic reform movements gained steam throughout the Soviet bloc. Perestroika exhibited the worst of the capitalist and communist systems: price controls were lifted in some markets, but existing bureaucratic structures were left in place, meaning that Communist officials were able to push back against those policies that did not benefit them personally. In the end, Gorbachev’s reforms and his abandonment of the Brezhnev Doctrine hastened the demise of the Soviet empire. By the end of 1989

Answer 2

The Communism rose due to Lenin and the communist party because the people thought that Czar Nicholas did not handle the country properly. They rose to power after the people rioted in the country for more then 2 years. The Soviet Union fell in 1991 during the rule of Gorbachev. One of the reasons for that was the building pressure from the NATO and also the obvious financial problems within the country.