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The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the End of the Cold War
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What was the name of the Soviet leader who initiated the policy of perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness)?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. He initiated the policies of perestroika and glasnost in an attempt to reform the Soviet economy and political system.