The Soviet System Could Not Have Been Saved. This paper takes the point of view that the Soviet System could not be saved. The system simply could survive without a strong ruthlessness imposed from above. Moreover, the economy depended on the command system, but once Gorbachev began to tinker with the system's failures, the whole experiment fell apart. Pages: 6 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 19626 Soviet System Saved.doc Price: 53.70