Mikhail Gorbachev and the end of Communism

Mikhail Gorbachev and the end of Communism

Mikhail Gorbachev helped to open the soviet union by modernizing the economy and introducing a market economy to Russia. This led to other countries establishing a market economy and become independent. Glasnost is an official policy of the former Soviet government emphasizing candor with regard to discussion of social problems and shortcomings. Perestroika is the Russian term for the economic reforms introduced by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet economy.