Gorbachev Initiates a Policy of Glasnost
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Wars, Battles, Communism, Communists, Human Rights, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: 1985
Article abstract: The discouragement of open discussion and the disregard of human rights was the traditional position of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until Mikhail Gorbachev launched the policy of glasnost.
Summary of Event
After the announcement on March 11, 1985, of the death of General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko on the previous day, Mikhail Gorbachev at the age of fifty-four became the youngest leader of the Soviet Union since Joseph Stalin. It was revealed by top party officials that Gorbachev had provided leadership for the Politburo...
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