The majority of Russians as of November 2019 considered the main reason why the Berlin Wall fell was the Soviet Union's political course change and weakening of its influence before the collapse of the country, as per 17 percent of survey participants. The second most popular answer was that the decision of Mikhail Gorbachev, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) at the time, and the illiteracy of the Soviet government led to the fall.
In your opinion, what led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?*
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Statistics on Eastern bloc economies in the Cold War
Overview
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- Basic Statistic GDP growth per country in Eastern Europe 1950-1969
- Basic Statistic Employment growth per country in Eastern Europe 1950-1969
- Basic Statistic Growth in output per employed person in Eastern Europe 1950-1969
- Basic Statistic Annual change in net material product in the USSR and Eastern Bloc 1970-1990
- Basic Statistic Annual change in net material product in select COMECON countries 1970-1990
Economic developments
4
- Basic Statistic Annual output growth in Eastern European countries by sector 1967-1969
- Basic Statistic Employment composition of Eastern European countries by sector 1950
- Basic Statistic Employment composition of Eastern European countries by sector 1967
- Basic Statistic Net indebtedness of Central and Eastern Europe 1970-1990
Trade
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- Basic Statistic Composition of the Soviet Union's foreign trade by sector 1976
- Basic Statistic Inter-COMECON trade as a share of total trade by country 1971-1975
- Basic Statistic Soviet Union and Eastern Europe balance of payments 1970-1990
- Basic Statistic Balance of payments Soviet Union1970-1990
- Basic Statistic Bulgaria balance of payments 1970-1990
- Basic Statistic Czechoslovakia balance of payments 1970-1990
- Basic Statistic East Germany balance of payments 1970-1989
- Basic Statistic Hungary balance of payments 1970-1990
Agriculture
4
- Basic Statistic Change in agricultural output in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 1970-1989
- Basic Statistic Change in the rural population of Eastern Europe 1950-1973, by country
- Basic Statistic Share of working population in agriculture in select European countries 1930-1980
- Basic Statistic Change in agricultural output in the Soviet Union 1970-1990
Comparison with the West
4
- Basic Statistic GDP per capita in Eastern Bloc countries as a share of the EU's rate 1950-2000
- Basic Statistic Productivity in south and east Europe as a share of U.S. rate 1950-1999, by country
- Basic Statistic Average annual GDP per capita growth rate in Europe 1950-1995, by region
- Basic Statistic Per capita income in the Soviet Union as a share of Western European income 1950-2000
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- Attitude of Russians towards the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2019
- Russians on what German reunification meant for Russia in 2019
- Russians on consequences of the Berlin Wall fall for Russia 2019
- Russians on consequences of the Berlin Wall fall for Russia 2019, by age
- Awareness about the Berlin Wall in Russia in 2019
- Awareness about the Berlin Wall in Russia in 2019, by age
- Russians on how they watch the Victory Day Parade 2019-2020
- Russians on Stalin's Role in Russian history 2003-2019
- Share of Russians participating in Victory Day festivities 2020
- Satisfaction with Germany's development after the reunification 1999-2019
- Share of Russians regretting the USSR dissolution 2021, by age
- Positive changes in societies since the fall of the Berlin Wall in Europe 2019
- Share of Ukrainians regretting dissolution of the USSR 2020, by age
- Change in the Soviet population and its trajectory 1941-1946, by age and gender
- Soviet male and female population 1941-1946, by age
- Opinion on returning to pre-perestroika times in Russia 1995-2020
- Economic growth of the Soviet Union in select periods 1966-1985
- Length of borders and barriers separating Germany and Berlin in the Cold War
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VCIOM. (November 7, 2019). In your opinion, what led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067680/opinion-russians-on-why-the-berlin-wall-fell/
VCIOM. "In your opinion, what led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?*." Chart. November 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067680/opinion-russians-on-why-the-berlin-wall-fell/
VCIOM. (2019). In your opinion, what led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067680/opinion-russians-on-why-the-berlin-wall-fell/
VCIOM. "In Your Opinion, What Led to The Fall of The Berlin Wall?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067680/opinion-russians-on-why-the-berlin-wall-fell/
VCIOM, In your opinion, what led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067680/opinion-russians-on-why-the-berlin-wall-fell/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
In your opinion, what led to the fall of the Berlin Wall?* [Graph], VCIOM, November 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067680/opinion-russians-on-why-the-berlin-wall-fell/