Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia all experienced dramatic meltdowns, while the Soviet regime, supportive of these systems since the end of the Second World War, sat by helplessly and watched.
In the 1970s, western investors came to theSoviet Union to dig up commodities (while giving theregime a taste) so as to avoid holding devaluing dollars during the stagflation period.
Human Rights: While there have been numerous improvements made in the treatment of Soviet citizens by their government, the Gorbachev regime has made no move to change the legal relationship between the two.