Mikhail Gorbachev and the end of Communism

During the 1960's and 70's the Soviet Union had a communist

leader called Leonid Brezhnev. But after his death the people

needed some support. Therefore came another leader, Mikhail

Gorbachev. When Russia realized that they were headed for a

Russian Revolution, Mikhail opened up a political system. He

opened up the Soviet Union by becoming a leader and the second

most powerful man in the USSR. Mikhail Gorbachev, paved the way

for political and economic reforms. In 1985 Gorbachev announced

the policy glasnost. Glasnost is a policy of the Soviet Union. It

regarded to discussions of social problems. This allowed the Soviet

citizens to complain about economic problems. In 1985 Gorbachev

also announced perestroika. Perestroika is also an economic reform.

Perestroika is also known as economic reconstructing.