The noninterventionist policy of which Soviet leader was instrumental in the democratic transitions of 1989 across much of Eastern Europe?
A) Joseph Stalin
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Nikita Khrushchev
D) Boris Yeltsin

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Mikhail Gorbachev's noninterventionist policy, or the "Sinatra Doctrine," allowed the countries of Eastern Europe to pursue their own paths towards democratization without fear of Soviet intervention. This led to the peaceful transitions of power in countries such as Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia in 1989.

The Noninterventionist Policy of Which Soviet Leader Was Instrumental in the Democratic