The collapse of communism

1
The collapse of communism

• Was it inevitable?

2
Change

• the revolution occurs when the ruled no longer
  wish to continue in the old way and the rulers no
  longer can continue in the old way Lenin
• if not us, who? If not now, when? Gorbachov

3
What happened?

• Poland Solidarity and Lech Walesa
• Czechoslovakia the velvet revolution and Vlaclav
  Havel
• USSR Yeltsins coup and the dissolution of the
  USSR
• Elswhere was it really the KGB? Or was there
  really popular revolution?

4
What happened?

• Debt
• Moscow lost interest
• Peace movement
• Telecommunications/ TV
• Gorbachov really wanted change from below and
  encouraged dissent
• collapse of colonial government?
• Desire for western consumerism