Gorbachevism

Gorbachevism was the ideology of the final leader of Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Under his leadership, the Soviet Union saw its demise with the introduction of liberal reforms swaying towards  and.

Gorbachevism differs from  as it seeked the destruction of  Stalinism in Russia while Gorbachevism seeked on the deconstruction of the Eastern Bloc,   and the one-party state.

Gorbachevism implemented a set of reforms:
 * Decentralized planning
 * Workplace democracy
 * Legalization of privately-owned small businesses
 * Political freedom and freedom of speech
 * Legalization of western media (to some extent)
 * Trade agreements with Coca Cola, Mcdonald's and Pizza Hut
 * Free elections

While leading to certain freedoms for average people, such as promoting freedom of speech and reducing repression against political dissidents, the culmination of these reforms made out of desperation to save the soviet system introduced a high degree of economic and political turmoil and the means for mass destitution under Yeltsinism in Russia, though this could be argued to have mainly been the cause of stagnation from previous leaders of the USSR such as Brezhnev, Gorbachev's desperate struggle for reforming the soviet system had led to great amounts of mass-privatization in the rest of the ex-socialist world, and economic isolation or massive restoration of market relations in the few socialist nations that persisted.

How to Draw
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You're done!
 * Draw a ball;
 * Draw the old flag of the Russian Federation (From top to bottom: White, Azure, Rose Red) inside of the ball;
 * Add a social democrat flower in the top left, on the white stripe;
 * Add eyes;
 * Add Glasses;
 * (Optional) Draw the ball holding a pizza;

Friends

 * [[File:Ormarxf.png]] - "I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal."
 * [[File:Marketsoc.png]] - A good economic system!
 * [[File:Demsocstar.png]] - You are what I see as ideal for Russia!
 * [[File:Yakovlevism.png]] Yakovlev - You were a good adviser and a great friend. I wish we could save the country we worked so hard to liberate.
 * [[File:Socdem.png]] - Me in post-Soviet Russia.
 * [[File:Dubcekball.png]] Dubčekism - I am the Soviet version of you.
 * [[File:Reform.png]] - Perestroika! Glasnost!
 * [[File:Georgist.png]] - I have ever want to let you get in to Soviet......
 * [[File:Huism.png]] Huism - We are very similar.
 * [[File: Liberalsoc.png]] - You and I are so alike (I mean, we are actually the same thing, right?)

Frenemies

 * [[File:Yeltsin.png]] Yeltsinism (Pre-Collapse) - You're a good guy for furthering my economic liberalization and more freedom to the people, but something tells me your somewhat suspicious. Ah well, you seem trustworthy enough right?
 * [[File:Putin.png]] Putinism (before 2022) - It's a good thing you don't want to go back to the Soviet Union, but please, stop harassing protesters.
 * [[File:Zyu.png]] Zyuganovism - I like your economic policy, but cool it down with the soviet nationalism
 * [[File:Dengf.png]] - I'm doing what you did! (But could you try giving more people free speech?)
 * [[File:Yabl.png]] - You're a good guy, but do not you think the 500 day plan is quite radical?
 * [[File:Neolib.png]] - Pizza Hut you say? I lost everything except for a pizza.
 * [[File:Khrusch.png]] - Yes, I'll tone down the Soviet Union's cruelty. But why do you hate me and blame me for destroying the USSR? It was the fault of Yeltsin and the hardliners, not me!
 * [[File:Moderate_ML.png]] and [[File:Ligachev.png]]  - Thank you for promoting and supporting me, but I want FULL reforms, not partial reforms you wanted.
 * [[File:Socauth.png]] - I democratized the Soviet Union. Ignore Black January, ok?
 * [[File: Tito.png]] - I love the Yugoslavian model of market socialism. But you're somewhat authoritarian for my liking.

Enemies

 * [[File:ML.png]] - Will you stop calling me a traitor for like 5 seconds??? It was your political and economic stagnation that led to the collapse in the first place you know.
 * [[File:Neostalin.png]] Grigory Romanov - You tried to oppose me and even wanted to purge me!
 * [[File:AES.png]] Grishin - Same as Romanov!
 * [[File:Marketcom2.png]] - YOU ACCELERATED THE COLLAPSE OF USSR AND LED USSR INTO COLLAPSE AND PUT YELTSIN ON POWER!
 * [[File:Yeltsin.png]] Yeltsinism (Post-Collapse) - YOU TRAITOR! YOU DESTROYED EVERYTHING I TRIED TO CREATE!
 * [[File:Putin.png]] Putinism (since 2022) - Hey, you destroyed Pizza Hut in Russia! You literally traumatized and angered me with your invasion on Ukraine!
 * [[File:TodorZhivkov.png]][[File:NicolaeCeaușescu.png]] [[File:Husák.png]][[File:Honecker.png]] - You have to reform, you unflexible hardliners.
 * [[File:TodorZhivkov.png]] - Why did you purge my supporters' club?
 * [[File:NicolaeCeaușescu.png]] Ceausescuism - You are running a dictatorship there.
 * [[File:Husák.png]] - Brezhnevite who overthrew Alexander Dubček, but at least you somehow tried to reform, but it was way too late and way too soft.
 * [[File:Honecker.png]] Honeckerism - Kindergarten is over; no one will lead you by the hand.
 * [[File:Reactlib.png]] - NO!!! When I said I wanted liberal reforms, this is NOT what I meant!!!
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] - You are an EVIL authoritarian racist! And you are NOT a socialist! Kicking your butt was one good thing HE [[File: Stalin.png]] did.
 * [[File:Nazcap-Hat.png]] - YIKES! You’re just Authoritarian Capitalism mixed with Nazism! You make me sick just thinking about you!!!
 * Pandaandism - Dickhead! MY BODY ISN’T EVEN COLD!

Further Information

 * Mikhail Gorbachev
 * Perestroika
 * Glasnost
 * Demokratizatsiya
 * Mikhail Gorbachev 1996 presidential campaign
 * Russian United Social Democratic Party
 * Union of Social Democrats
 * Independent Democratic Party of Russia