Access to Western émigré communities abroad and, particularly in Estonia, informal relations with Finland and access to Finnish TV showing the Western lifestyle also contributed to widespread dissatisfaction with the Soviet system and provoked mass demonstrations as repression on dissidents, nationalists, religious communities and ordinary consumers eased substantially towards the end of the 1980s.
Akses ke grup emigran Barat di luar, dan di Estonia, hubungan tidak resmi dengan Finlandia, dan akses ke televisi Finlandia yang menayangkan gaya hidup Barat pun berkontribusi terhadap ketidakpuasan masyarakat dengan sistem pemerintahan Uni Soviet dan memprovokasi demonstrasi massal seperti represi pembangkang, nasionalis, komunitas religius, dan konsumen biasa, mereda secara substansial pada akhir 1980an.