Glasnost would have been better if the CPSU had allowed freedom of speech and similar within the bounds of socialist ideologies, like liberals do (dissenting ideologies aren't outright banned, but seeing anything but forms of liberalism in the media and popular consciousness is very rare). Obviously, this isn't a sure fix and would have its own problems, but yeah.
Unfortunately, Gorbachev & pals were libs, so they went for socdems, libs and various kinds of horrible nationalistic ghouls. Which coupled with the chaos of the market reforms, guess who profited from?
Glasnost would have been better if the CPSU had allowed freedom of speech and similar within the bounds of socialist ideologies, like liberals do (dissenting ideologies aren't outright banned, but seeing anything but forms of liberalism in the media and popular consciousness is very rare). Obviously, this isn't a sure fix and would have its own problems, but yeah.
Unfortunately, Gorbachev & pals were libs, so they went for socdems, libs and various kinds of horrible nationalistic ghouls. Which coupled with the chaos of the market reforms, guess who profited from?