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he began to work together with western countries
Glasnost .
Gorbachev promoted cooperation with western countries in order to change soviet foreign policy.
Perestroika
Gorbachev promoted cooperation with western countries in order to change soviet foreign policy.
Gorbachev promoted cooperation with western countries in order to change soviet foreign policy.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the USSR who encouraged the policy of Glasnost.
1) he withdrew soviet forces from afghanistan as this caused great expenditure to the government in terms of money and soviet lives. 2) in direct contrast to the brezhnev era which advocated
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev's policy that eased censorship in the Soviet Union and introduced many other democratic freedoms was referred to as glasnost, which literally means "openness".
The policy of glasnost, or openness was paired with perestroika, or restructuring. They were introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, who became general secretary in 1985.
Perestroika, which literally means restructuring, was a political movement for reformation in the Soviet Union. Glasnost, which means openness, was a policy reform proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev.