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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, born in March 02, 1931, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1985 and the last Head of the state of USSR until its collapse in 1991.
His major achievements were perestroika and glasnost the domestic reform and a summit of conferences with USA and Ronald Reagan that contributed to the end of the Cold War. The side effect was the ratification of the START I that lead to the nuclear weapons disarmament.
He also ended the dominance of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union that lead to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin walls.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 1990.
In the course of time, history will place Mikhail at the Pantheon of the Great leaders of the Planet as his and his country's contributions to peace are unmatched.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoMikhail Gorbachev introduced a number of government reforms to the USSR in the 1980s. Primarily, they were centered around transparency, referred to as glasnost, the Russian word for openness.
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∙ 12y agoGorbachev instituted two major policies that greatly influenced the end of the Soviet rule in the Eastern Bloc. There were Perestroika (an economic plan) and Glasnost (which granted more freedom to the media).
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∙ 9y agoHe was a reform-oriented leader. He wanted to introduce glasnost - policy of opening-up and publicity - and perestroika - meaning reorganisation. His economic goal was to stop the further deterioation of the standard of living. To achive his goals, he started with reducing armament spending. It required a change in the Soviet Union's foreign policy as well (giving up Afghanistan and Nicaragua). In the Reykyavík negotiations (1986), he made a proposal of removing all the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces and to eliminate all nuclear weapons by 1996. So, he obviously wanted to end cold war. Although he was very popular in the West, at home, he never allowed free elections, never allowed privatisation. And he never wanted the dissolution of the USSR.
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∙ 13y agolike tax rates had to go up 3.6 more than they allready were
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∙ 11y agoHe had 2 'famous' policies that reformed the Soviet Union. Glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring).
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How the reforms of khrushchev and gorbachev?
view of nuclear arms
Who was the soviet leader who's reforms lead to the end of communism in Russia and eastern Europe?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who began the reforms that led to democratization of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who began the reforms that led to the democratization of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What impact did Gorbachev reforms have on the soviet union and on other countries?
he was cool
Why did Gorbachev's reforms fail to improve the Russian economy?
By the time the Soviet elite realized that Gorbachev's reforms were necessary, it was actually too late. The Soviet Empire was too far gone and the government fell.
How were Gorbachev's reforms in the Soviet Union different from Deng Xiaoping's reforms in China?
The key difference was that Gorbachev tried to democratise socialism, and the Chinese maintained the repressive party / state system, whilst democratising the economy.
What soviet leader in 1985 lead the nation to several reforms?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was the leader that made reforms which lead to the breakup of the soviet union?
Mikhail Gorbachev.
What was one of the most serious problems facing Gorbachev's reforms?
The multiethnic republics
Was one of the most serious problems facing Gorbachev's reforms?
The multiethnic republics
What name translated as openness was given to the reforms introduced by Gorbachev?
Glasnost,I believe.
