Gorbachev was considered a weak ruler according to the Machiavellian concept. People did not fear Gorbachev. Gorbachev implemented his reforms too rapidly, people did not appreciate what they got they just wanted more. This was in part because of Gorbachev’s political stupidity. Gorbachev had also problems speaking to the public, he can never memorize his speeches and to be a great leader you need to be a great public speaker. Gorbachev eventually got overthrown by Borris Yelstin. This proves that Gorbachev was a weak ruler. Because of Gorbachev’s weakness he had problems implementing his reforms which eventually lead to the revolution of 1989. According to Machiavellian concepts Gorbachev was also a “good” ruler having to much Christian virtue which helped in his downfall.

The revolutions of 1989 were engendered because of Gorbachev’s reforms, the individualism, economic instability, and the implementation all militated against Gorbachev and helped in the rise of the revolutions.

With the reforms that Gorbachev brought in he made the Soviet Union even more economically unstable, than it was before. Gorbachev promised change and a democratic country that will prosper. By making USSR into a democratic country he was expunging all of Soviet history; USSR was never democratic and was not ready for it. The people grew inpatient with him and he was eventually thrown out of the leader seat replaced by Borris Yelstin, who promised the vulgar masses that it will take him less time to make this change and give the Soviets a better life. Gorbachev was politically stupid and to weak to rule. His reforms not only lost him power but lost the power that USSR had over Eastern Europe, causing the revolution of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Individualism was a leading factor why Gorbachev’s reforms were used against him to engender the revolutions of 1989. The coalesced population was too hard to control for Gorbachev who was politically inclined. Gorbachev gave the rebellious population too many freedoms in his reforms, to make Soviet Union more democratic country. Those reforms were used against Gorbachev in the revolutions of 1989.

It was the economic instability of the country that called for Gorbachev’s reform

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