Discussion Form 2

Please watch this video http://www.pbs.org/pov/myperestroika/video/the-beginning-of-perestroika/ and then answer the following question:

1- As you now know, after Gorbachev rose to power in the Soviet Union in 1985, the reforms that he put into place dramatically changed the lives of Soviet citizens. Watch this brief video clip (length 6:32, excerpts from My Perestroika) in which several Russians describe their personal experiences during that turbulent time. In your opinion, which of the new freedoms enjoyed by Russians was the most important? Why? Why do you think one woman in the video called this period a “really confusing and difficult time for our country”?