Mikhail Gorbachev as president of the USSR changed the course of world politics.

Question

State whether the following statement are true or false with reasons. Mikhail Gorbachev as president of the USSR changed the course of world politics. Select the correct answer from above options

Answer 1

This statement is True. Gorbachev introduced the policies of ‘Perestroika’ (reconstruction of the Soviet political and economic system) and ‘Glasnost’ (openness). During his tenure, there were popular uprisings against Communist regimes in East European countries like Poland, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, etc. The USSR ceased to exist and in its place, 15 new countries (CIS) were created (1991).