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Actually, Gorbachev had given a speech at the previous Warsaw Pact convention where he explicitly said that the USSR would no longer give military support to ot
by MaysonL 16y ago
Actually, Gorbachev had given a speech at the previous Warsaw Pact convention where he explicitly said that the USSR would no longer give military support to other Pact countries facing uprisings. After that, it was just a matter of time till the Iron Curtain fell (or Gorbachev was deposed).
- Vivtek 16y agoWell, Gorbachev had said so, sure. And Gorbachev could very well have come down with a really bad cold that autumn. Lucky for all of us (Gorbachev included), he actually managed to convince his hardliners - or things really were that iffy in the Soviet Union.