Communist regimes collapsed in 1989 amid mass hatred and visible economic failure.

Evidence

As communist regimes collapsed across East Central Europe in 1989, the defeat of the communist parties seemed complete. After all, these were the same regimes that had shown no regard for basic civic rights, had “strategically planned” the economies into negative growth rates, and had displayed a remarkable propensity for corruption and self-enrichment. Over forty years of oppression had left the people with memories that were as bitter as they were vivid, and the popular uprisings of 1989 fought to remove the parties from power. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 46

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Post-1989 communist successors varied from full regeneration to protest parties — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 110; Forced exit from power in 1989 was needed to compel communist party reform — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 112

Broader Connections

• Post-1989 communist successors varied from full regeneration to protest parties #expands (0.75) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 110
• Forced exit from power in 1989 was needed to compel communist party reform #qualifies (0.75) — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 112