Glasnost & Perestroika (jan 1, 1985 – dec 26, 1991)
Description:
Mikhail Gorbachev sought to update the USSR through glasnost (political openness) and perestroika (economic restructuring).The result was free market aspects and less military interference in foreign countries.
These movements ushered in the fall of the USSR in 1991.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1985
dec 26, 1991
~ 6 years and 11 months