Question

describe any four factors which forced Gorbachev to initiate the reforms in USSR​

Answer 1

the four factors alwhich forced gorbachev to initiate the reforms in ussr(union of sovient socialist republics)are as follows

(i) The Soviet system had become very bureaucratic and authoritarian, making life Very difficult for the citizens.

(ii) There was lack of democracy. There was no freedom of speech. As a result of it, people often expressed their dissent in jokes and cartoons.

(iii) There was control of one party i.e., Communist Party of the Soviet Union over all institutions. It was not accountable to the people.

(iv) People in the fifteen republics had no right to manage their own affairs including their cultural affairs.