Perestroika and glasnost, two domestic processes initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev and other Soviet reformers,

A、 were intended to save the Soviet system but ultimately contributed to its demise.
B、 were implemented after communism fell in Russia.
C、 were imposed by the United Nations to end human rights abuses.
D、 were successful in rejuvenating communist power.
E、 were criticized by the United States as too radical.