Question

What were problems facing Gorbachev's reforms?

Answer 1

They were unpopular and came into practice too late

Explanation:

Gorbachev's reforms were extremely unpopular and many people were outraged by them. They failed in saving the Soviet Union because its economy was too obsolete compared with Western economies. The Soviet Union eventually collapsed due to the state of its economy. The reforms stressed how decadent the Soviet Union and only the existence of this state shorter.