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| − | '''Perestroika''' ([[Russian]]: перестройка), which means "restructuring", was a new policy introduced by [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the [[Soviet Union]] to allow the people to own small businesses. Gorbachev tried to transform the stagnant, inefficient command economy into a decentralized, market-oriented economy. Under ''perestroika'', more people were allowed to participate in elections for Communist party bosses, and Communist party industrial managers were granted greater autonomy from Moscow central control. | + | '''Perestroika''' ([[Russian]]: перестройка), which means "restructuring", was a new policy introduced by [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the [[Soviet Union]] to allow the people to own small businesses. Gorbachev tried to transform the stagnant, inefficient command economy into a decentralized, market-oriented economy. Under ''perestroika'', more people were allowed to participate in elections for Communist party bosses, and Communist party industrial managers were granted greater autonomy from Moscow central control. |
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| + | People ultimately rejected any form of socialism in favor of [[democracy]] and a multi-party system. Perestroika ultimately contributed to the complete collapse of the [[Soviet Union]]. See also ''[[glasnost]]'', its social and cultural counterpart. | ||
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Revision as of 01:11, November 4, 2018
Perestroika (Russian: перестройка), which means "restructuring", was a new policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union to allow the people to own small businesses. Gorbachev tried to transform the stagnant, inefficient command economy into a decentralized, market-oriented economy. Under perestroika, more people were allowed to participate in elections for Communist party bosses, and Communist party industrial managers were granted greater autonomy from Moscow central control.
People ultimately rejected any form of socialism in favor of democracy and a multi-party system. Perestroika ultimately contributed to the complete collapse of the Soviet Union. See also glasnost, its social and cultural counterpart.