Soviet Union Collapse

I agree with David that it is true that democratization played a huge role in allowing regions of the Soviet union to break away. But I also believe the buildup towards Democratization in the soviet Government through its Satellite nations is worth noting. The Soviet Union could not afford on supporting Its satellite nations due to the military cost of it, and it needed the money to support its own citizens. When Gorbachev stated that he would not impede nations under Soviet Control who wanted to be independent, he set off an avalanche that ended in the breakup of the Soviet Union. They were allowed the choice to choose their leaders, and soon, all of the countries wanted to have self rule, and they broke away from the Soviet Union's communist Rule. Of course, nations within the soviet Union could not deny the same freedoms to the people of their own nation, who had already decided that they were living was below par of what they wanted, and slowly they moved away from communism and towards democracy. Gorbachev tried only allow them a little taste of it with his reforms, but they soon craved more. They had been given freedom of speech, travel, and a market economy, but It wasn't enough for them. The August Coup tried to save communism at this time by eliminating Gorbachev, but this only weakened the support for the communist party and people were enraged democratic ideals were being taken away from them. The Soviet union started to break apart, and soon, it was no more.