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=E. Conclusion (100-150 words) Tips]=

**(which? write in full sentences)** It seems that Perestroika and Glasnost, in particular, failed because they were on the road to democracy yet Gorbachev refused to let go of the “old Leninist baggage” [1]. The combination of two ideologies split the party apart. However, it has also been presented that "He had to grapple with problems that no one was capable of solving” [2] . It seems that as a leader Gorbachev may have failed but the evidence and historians such as Freeze and Volkogonov suggest that any other leader would have failed as well. Yet due to his international policies the world views him as a hero despite the fact that the Central Committee and Politburo crumbled while the public lost faith in their government.

[1]Dmitri Volkogonov; edited and translated by Harold Shukmam (1998). //The rise and fall of the Soviet empire//. London: HarperCollins (ISBN: 0006388183). [2] Dmitri Volkogonov; edited and translated by Harold Shukmam (1998). //The rise and fall of the Soviet empire//. London: HarperCollins (ISBN: 0006388183).