Perestroika
1985 – December 26, 1991 · Era in Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev's programme to restructure the Soviet economy and politics, with glasnost (openness). It loosened Communist control and led to the end of the Soviet Union.
Key people
Participants
Battles and events 1
- Massacre of Tbilisi April 9, 1989
Before and after
- Led to
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union August 24 – December 26, 1991
