Coupled with the new policy of ''[[glasnost]]'' or "openess," people were free to express their dissatisfaction with ''perestroika'' and all forms of [[socialism]] in favor of a multi-party system and [[democracy]]. Perestroika and glasnost together ultimately contributed to the complete collapse of the [[Soviet Union]]. | Coupled with the new policy of ''[[glasnost]]'' or "openess," people were free to express their dissatisfaction with ''perestroika'' and all forms of [[socialism]] in favor of a multi-party system and [[democracy]]. Perestroika and glasnost together ultimately contributed to the complete collapse of the [[Soviet Union]]. |