INTL 4250 Chapter : AFP- CH 6.docx

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: International Affairs
• Course: INTL 4250
• Professor: Loch K Johnson

Document Summary

Mikhail s. gorbachev was chosen as general secretary of the. Politburo he introduced glasnost (more openness in government affairs) and perestroika (reduction in governments grip on economy) Made democracy and free enterprise more likely. When gorabchev was going to give 15 soviet states autonomy, he was arrested by state committe. Russian riots and protestors against gorbachevs incarceration this uprising led to the collapse of the ussr. Gorbachev was restored as the soviet leader. Yelstin came across more bodly and outward for democracy, becoming the national hero and figurehead in. 15 former ussr republics became members of the. Commonwealth of independent states (cis) for military and economic benefits --> estonia would be the first to join. Nato in 1994 there were ethnic conflicts in modlva, georgia, armenia, the debate in washington at the time was how much financial aid the us should supply.