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Although he proposes a variety of extremely plausible theories, Ash aptly summarizes his personal explanation in three words--"Gorbachev, Helsinki and Tocqueville." The combination of Soviet liberalization, a internationally respected code of human rights and the lack of a coherent right to rule, he explains, set the stage for revolutions from both above and below...
NATION: NATO unclenches its iron fist but stops short of lending Gorbachev a hand...
None of that happened. Instead, it appeared that Gorbachev would continue to preside over the party -- but one shifting to the right under his feet. A dramatic split, with the progressives breaking away to found an opposition party of their own, seemed to have been postponed, although not ruled out altogether...
...they intend to stage a political strike this week. For them, reform has not come fast enough, and they only want more. As Politburo liberal Yakovlev told the assembly, the changes in Soviet society were already "irreversible" and would proceed "with the party or without it." The question that Gorbachev has to decide is whether he dares risk his political future to stay behind "with the party...
...Gorbachev can't seem to please anyone. -- Despite economic union, flinty East Germans hold on to their marks. -- Pilgrims perish in a Mecca tragedy...