Examine the Impact of Mikhail Gorbechev on both the USSR and Europe between 1985-1990 Considered a key figure in the “liberalization and subsequent disintegration of Soviet and Eastern European Communism” , Mikhail Gorbachev had definitely a substantial impact on the status of the USSR and Europe during his time as the last leader of the USSR. However, it would seem that much of his contributions are accidental rather than planned actions. The fact that he was …showed first 75 words of 1619 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1619 total…extremely huge exploit, bad for him, good for many, many others. It was because of his decisions that the puppet states around the Soviet Union split up as well. He was perhaps the first to stray from the rigid line of Communism, from his actions of creating more democratic environments. While he had a huge impact, the results of his work are mixed. Politically, he changed the entire region of the Eastern Europe. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**