Perestroika and Democracy in Russia: Illusions and Reality (Part 2)

In intermediate and transitional phases in history the main task for major political groups is concentration and consolidation of power in order to create conditions for further assault on the society. Meanwhile the economic situation is being artificially aggravated and ideological basis for the major shift prepared. This period of preparations necessitates, among other things, the unsettlement of old beliefs and giving the public an outlet for their discontent - so appropriate leaders are specifically found, like M.Gorbachev, skilled in