Events
What was the CPSU?
This committee was to reduce the amount of central planning and to allow managers greater autonomy.
who was Gorbachev?
Soviet and Russian politician who served as the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union
When was Gorbachev born
1931
where/when was Gorbachev born?
Russia/ March 2 1931
whats the meaning of Uskorenie?
Russian for Acceleration.
what did the Law on state- Enterprise do?
gave greater autonomy for the state-operated business and factories.
who was the 6th paramount leader and the 4th general secretory of soviet union?
Yuri Andropov
when did the CPSU Central Committee take place?
1985
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He joined a young ___?____ ___?____ in 1946
Communist league
whats the meaning of Glasnost'
Russian for openness
why was the Anti- Alcohol campaign constructed?
it was constructed because they wanted to restrict the availability and consumption of Alcohol.
who was the Secretariat for the Politburo?
Yegor Ligachev
when was Yuri Andropov the 6th paramount leader and 4th General Secretary of Soviet Union
1984
Name one of his major accomplishments
1. Created the policy of glasnost (openness), which incited a cultural thaw
2. Created the policy of perestroika (restructuring), which led to a more democratic system
3.Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his role in dismantling the USSR
whats the meaning of Perestroika
Russian for ‘reconstruction’ or ‘restructuring’
in 1989 the strikes due to Gorbachev's change in Government caused.....
7.3 million working days lost due to strikes within 1989 alone.
what was Andrei Gromyko nomitated for
the ceremonial role of President of the Supreme Soviet Presidium.
when did the Mortality rates increase significantly after the Anti-Alcohol campaign ended
between 1990 and 1994
He won the Nobel Peace Prize what what role?
his role in dismantling the USSR
what does CPSU stand for?
communist party of the soviet union
in OCTOBER 1989 the strikes due to Gorbachev's change in government made strikes...
legalized and the government gave in to the strikers demand.
who was the first women on the Politburo?
Calina Semyonova
When was the cartoon by Nicholas Garland , which appeared in a British newspaper, The Independent, published?
1990
He entered law school of what state university?
Moscow
what does "human factor" mean
attempting to tackle and eliminate corruption and inefficiencies in government and industry.