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That'd be Gorbachev; Mikhail Gorbachev.
introducing the policies of perestroika and glasnost
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Perestroika and Glasnost were attempted by Mikhail Gorbachev to change Soviet Union from Communist to Democratic rule.
The name of the governmental and economic restructuring that occurred under Gorbachev was Perestroika. This restructuring happened in the 1980s.
"Glasnost" means "openness" and "perestroika" means "restructuring". They were reforms undertaken byMikhail Gorbachev, which made the Soviet Union more democratic and capitalist.
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.
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The war in Afghanistan had drained the nation's resources
Gorbachev pursued perestroika because it was also known as the end of the Communist Era, when he abolished Communism in Russia. Glasnost was pursued to further open up the political system in Russia.
Mikhail Gorbachev.