Little Help: Soviet History.

Quick. A little while ago I read a piece about how the fall of the Soviet empire had not as much to do with Reagan bankrupting them and Pope John Paul being a mensch, but more to do with something else.

I forget what. Anyone?

[Czhallo. Is Gorbechev. I am out of town right now, but Andelmans have been gracious enough to give me job answering telephone.]