In 1989, Soviet control over Eastern Europe ended when the
communist regimes of the Warsaw Pact collapsed. These momentous and
largely bloodless events set the stage for the end of the Cold War
and ushered in a new era in international politics. Why did
communism collapse relatively peacefully in Eastern Europe? Why did
these changes occur in 1989, after more than four decades of
communist rule? Why did this upheaval happen almost simultaneously
in most of the Warsaw Pact?In Comrades No More, Renee de Nevers
examines how internal and external factors interacted in the
collapse of East European communism. She argues that Gorbachev's
reforms in the Soviet Union were necessary to start the process of
political change in Eastern Europe, but domestic factors in each
communist state determined when and how each country abandoned
communism. A "demonstration effect" emerged as Hungary and Poland
introduced reforms and showed that Moscow would not intervene to
prevent political and economic changes.De Nevers analyzes the
process of change in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, the German
Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, and Romania. She traces the
pattern of reform in each country and shows how these patterns
influenced their postcommunist political evolution.
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