Glasnost and Perestroika were Soviet policies implemented by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s, aimed at increasing transparency and restructuring the Soviet Union’s political and economic systems.
Mikhail Gorbachev Explained
Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Soviet Union, known for his reforms and role in the end of the Cold War.
Die Wende Explained
‘Die Wende’ refers to the peaceful revolution in East Germany that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany.