popularity of gorbachev

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      • His policies sound particularly good to the people of the GDR , especially the young people 
      • 83% of young people questioned supported him 
      • Becomes a face for change in a police controlled state 
      • Comes to a head at the 40th anniversary - as the crowd starts chanting ‘gorby,gorby, gorby!’
      • Starts to get fractures inside the GDR - people come to the conclusion if the soviet union can change, then why can't the GDR change too?