They quote: - The political reform started 4 years earlier by Mikail Gorbatchev, which was designed to reinforce the party's strength in exchange for softening

They quote: - The political reform started 4 years earlier by Mikail Gorbatchev, which was designed to reinforce the party's strength in exchange for softening very few things. - The disorganization of the Party and the lack of trust within the Stasi, - The press conference of Nov 9., where the administrator said something about travels, which wasn't reported acurately but which included words like "effective immediately". - The massive amount of people in front of the gates. I would love to have more details about the Perestroika and the reform background. One does not simply walk up with a crowd to a checkpoint without thinking about Tiananmen. I've always wondered whether Gorbatchev had desired freedom for his people and subtely acted to make such events happen.