POL 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Brezhnev Doctrine
Document Summary
Democratization after the collapse of the soviet union. Impact on the party system (number of parties) Aftermath of the collapse of the soviet union (dec. 1991) Ukraine and moldova are still attempting democracy, in turmoil. Ukraine (and moldova) today has competitive elections, free media, but most people want to deepen their connection with the eu, but grappling with ties with russia as well as domestic problems. Belarus is more repressive than russia, very authoritarian. Russia is by far the largest country to be created after the collapse of the soviet union. Current leadership is trying to restore russia as an important world power. Democratic transition in former ussr satellite countries. Poland, hungary, czech republic, slovakia, bulgaria, romania, east. All successful democratizations are either parliamentary or premier-presidential systems, while the failures, as well as moldova and ukraine, are presidential-parliamentary. Severe punishment for public criticism of the regime. Outlines in a speech to polish communist party.
