during the reign of Mikhail Gorbachev probably appreciate a little later when the charges in the fall of the Soviet Union step aside and summing up his activity will be viewed through the prism of the state, public, but not private interests.In this brief review we will take a look at the former president of the Soviet Union from this point of view, but at the same time understand what Gorbachev was right and where there was a fatal mistake, which led to such negative and neutral perception of this, of course, an outstanding personality.
But first we need to say a few words about the person.Gorbachev, during the reign of which falls on the second half of the 80s, in itself represents a sample of disappointed in the classic Soviet power of the Soviet Communist.He sincerely believed in the purity of the Bolshevik government of Lenin pans, was really genuine anti-Stalinist and sincerely believed that the Brezhnev era - this is the era of stagnation, inability to continue to develop the social and political impasse.Therefore, the famous April Theses in 1985 represented a kind of declaration of the new party's course, which, in theory, should provide deconstruction scenarios obsolete Soviet state machinery.However, this was not done.
Moreover, in May of the same year were proclaimed two opposite intentions.The economy - focus on acceleration, not backed up by practical steps and reform plan.Whether in the moral sphere, whether in the same economy - the beginning of the anti-alcohol campaign.As a result, since the first years of Gorbachev's rule, it became clear that the era of change and at the same time - inconsistent decisions.However, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in a certain sense, we can understand that leading a huge country, it is understood that these changes do not just need, they are necessary, but what is and what should be at the same logic of action, he likely had no idea.
In addition, it was necessary to solve very different problems: to pacify the "old guard" that prevents the reforms, to collect their team and offer a new social contract society.As a result, a year later came "Housing and utilities" disposal of the party, due to which people were able to get free in a private property (legally, this status was issued later) apartments, suburban homes and lands.It turns out that just in terms of personal interests, the year of Gorbachev's rule proved to be most beneficial.People had the opportunity to work for themselves.Then we legalize the cooperative movement, legislate a legal basis for the creation of joint ventures with foreign capital and business opportunities.Who will say that the year of Gorbachev in vain?Another thing that nepmen were forced to work under the roof of power and administration of the party.But is this situation has since changed fundamentally?
Summer 1987 - the landmark's time.In fact, from that moment it began practical rearrangement.Openness, freedom of speech, the policy of disarmament, freedom from nuclear weapons, ending the "cold war" and a constructive dialogue with the world, not only with the West.The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the emergence of alternative intra-party platforms, the Congress of People's Deputies, the development of social movements and registration of political, social and economic demands for power - all these years of Gorbachev's rule.In fact, the second half of the 80s - this is the era of social classification of the then Soviet society, where each element, a professional group, class, society pal lived in the hope that their interests will be clarified, and all citizens will have a direct opportunity to influence the adoption of statesolutions.
Finally.Years of Gorbachev's rule - a rehabilitation of repressed generation of 20-50-ies.Generations who "made" the revolution and tried to correct the mistakes that Mikhail Sergeyevich.However, a lot of it is possible to do without the party, the state apparatus and in a constant positional battles with the government, which seems to be yours, then the people that you did not choose.No direct legitimacy, perhaps, is that the main reason due to which the policy of perestroika was almost completely failed.
