One of the major considerations was the USSR was bankrupted by the cold war and it was on the brink of collapse. There was much dissent in several republics and some were breaking away.
That'd be Gorbachev; Mikhail Gorbachev.
Mikhail Gorbachev.
In Russia by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Mikhail Gorbachev
The United States and Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev
Glasnost .
Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the USSR who encouraged the policy of Glasnost.
Perestroika and Glasnost were attempted by Mikhail Gorbachev to change Soviet Union from Communist to Democratic rule.
with enthusiasm.
The war in Afghanistan had drained the nation's resources
Mikhail Gorbachev.