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In 1989, popular revolutions exploded across Central and Eastern Europe, bringing an end to communist rule and the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States. Twenty years later, as eastern Europeans mark the anniversary of these events, Professor Dragostinova analyzes the social and political weight of those boots in the region.
Nov 8, 2019 · Now 30 years removed from 1989's "annus mirabilis" – Central and Eastern Europe's year of miracles, when communist regimes seemingly toppled like dominoes – it's easy to focus on the...
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Oct 14, 2019 · Central and Eastern Europeans say post-communist era has had both positive and negative effects on society. When asked whether the changes since 1989 and 1991 have benefited specific aspects of life in the post-communist era, people tend to believe education, the standard of living and pride in their country has improved.
Between June 1989 and April 1991, every communist or former communist country in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia—and in the case of the USSR and Yugoslavia, every constituent republic—held competitive parliamentary elections for the first time in many decades.
Dec 15, 2021 · Looking back at these events from the perspective of 30 years, we cannot really compare the extraordinary process of change in the USSR, in Eastern Europe, and in the Cold War in 1985-1991 with anything that has happened since 1991.
6 days ago · Collapse of the Soviet Union, sequence of events that led to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. on December 31, 1991. The reforms implemented by President Mikhail Gorbachev and the backlash against them hastened the demise of the Soviet state. Learn more about one of the key events of the 20th century in this article.
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Oct 15, 2019 · The improvement in several of the Central and Eastern European countries that have joined the EU is dramatic. In 1991, as Poland was still coming to grips with the transition to democracy and capitalism, just 12% of Poles rated their lives a 7, 8, 9 or 10 on a 0-10 scale, where 10 represents the best possible life and 0 the worst possible life.
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