D. Citizens showed a renewed interest in communism.
Explanation:
When Gorbachev took power in 1985, he introduced two important policies: <em>glasnost</em> and <em>perestroika</em>. These policies relaxed the rules of the USSR. It allowed more western ideas and good to enter the country. It also allowed a small level of market incentives to citizens. In the next few years, the Cold War ended. However, despite this changes, the population did not seem to gain a renewed interest in communism.
The farmers often believed that if the process was made more difficult and drawn out it would be harder to violate the laws and citizens rights and liberties.