Question

What are two ways that the Soviet people lost their freedom due to communism in the Soviet Union?

Answer 1

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|- When the Soviet Union's oil and gas revenue dropped dramatically, the USSR began to lose its hold on Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, Gorbachev's reforms were slow to bear fruit and did more to hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union than to help it. On December 25, Gorbachev resigned as leader of the USSR -|

People read, saw, and heard only what the government desired. When Stalin was in power, Russian people lost their freedom. The states control of the media was total. Those who attempted to read or listen to anything apart from what was allowed were punished.

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