The Collapse of Communism

Communism was once the dominant economic system in Russia (Former USSR) and eastern Europe. During a series of events during 1989 to 1991 it eventually caused the downfall of Communism. There were many struggles within the Eastern Bloc and were now opposing Communism and went through democratic revolutions. The Soviet Union were unwilling to help the Eastern Bloc countries and just let them have the revolutions. The pressure in East Germany forced the change and a new president was elected. The new president had the Berlin Wall destroyed and ended up unifying Germany. The fall of Eastern Germany led to other countries following suit and the Soviet Union collapsed. The people removed Mikhail Gorbachev from power and most of the Communist countries changed with that. Some of the countries like North Korea, Cuba and China remained communist even after the fall of the Soviet Union.