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The '''Counterrevolutions of 1989''', incorrectly | The '''Counterrevolutions of 1989''', also known as the '''Fall of Nations''' or, incorrectly, the '''Fall of Communism''' and the '''Revolutions of 1989''', were a series of [[bourgeois]] [[counterrevolution]]s against [[Socialist state|socialist countries]]. They resulted in the deaths at least 200,000 people in civil wars,<ref>{{Citation|author=Gordon M. Hahn|year=2017|title=Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War"|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476628752|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> and poverty increased massively: 5% to 32% in the [[Balkans]] and [[Republic of Poland|Poland]], 1% to 29% in the [[Baltics]], 2% to 52% in the Slavic Soviet republics and [[Republic of Moldova|Moldova]], and 15% to 66% in [[Central Asia]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Branko Milanovic|year=1998|title=Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy|chapter=Poverty|section=By How Much Has Poverty Increased?|page=68|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314180055/https://www.gc.cuny.edu/CUNY_GC/media/CUNY-Graduate-Center/PDF/Centers/LIS/Milanovic/papers/Income_ineq_poverty_book.pdf|city=[[Washington, D.C.]]|publisher=[[World Bank]]|isbn=082133994X}}</ref> | ||
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|+List of counterrevolutions | |||
! Country | |||
|'''Counterrevolution''' | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[People's Republic of China]] || [[1989 Tian'anmen Square riots]] | |[[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978–1992)|DR Afghanistan]] | ||
|[[Mujahideen]] takeover of Afghanistan | |||
|- | |||
| [[People's Republic of China]] || [[1989 Tian'anmen Square riots]] (attempted) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1960–1990)|Czechoslovakia]] | |||
|[[Velvet Revolution|Velvet Counterrevolution]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[German Democratic Republic (1949–1990)|German Democratic Republic]] | |||
|[[German reunification|Annexation of East Germany]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Socialist Republic of Romania (1947–1989)|SR Romania]] | |||
|[[Romanian coup d'état]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[USSR]] || [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union]] | | [[USSR]] || [[Overthrow of the Soviet Union]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1992)|SFR Yugoslavia]] | |||
|[[Yugoslav Wars]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Communist nostalgia|Socialist nostalgia]] | |||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Counterrevolution]] | [[Category:Counterrevolution]] | ||
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The Counterrevolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Nations or, incorrectly, the Fall of Communism and the Revolutions of 1989, were a series of bourgeois counterrevolutions against socialist countries. They resulted in the deaths at least 200,000 people in civil wars,[1] and poverty increased massively: 5% to 32% in the Balkans and Poland, 1% to 29% in the Baltics, 2% to 52% in the Slavic Soviet republics and Moldova, and 15% to 66% in Central Asia.[2]
| Country | Counterrevolution |
|---|---|
| DR Afghanistan | Mujahideen takeover of Afghanistan |
| People's Republic of China | 1989 Tian'anmen Square riots (attempted) |
| Czechoslovakia | Velvet Counterrevolution |
| German Democratic Republic | Annexation of East Germany |
| SR Romania | Romanian coup d'état |
| USSR | Overthrow of the Soviet Union |
| SFR Yugoslavia | Yugoslav Wars |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gordon M. Hahn (2017). Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War". McFarland. ISBN 9781476628752
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy: 'Poverty; By How Much Has Poverty Increased?' (p. 68). [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 082133994X