Steven Kreis' "1989: The Walls Came Tumbling Down"

Read the first part of this lecture (up to and including the paragraph which starts with the words "By early May 1992...") to understand how the Soviet Union was changing in the post-Stalin era. Read the links that discuss communist officials and dissidents to learn more about their role in Soviet politics.

Click http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture16.html link to open resource.