People
Mikhail Gorbachev
This accident caused significant distrust within the state due to government secrecy, and exposed poor safety practices
The Chernobyl accident
Ronald Reagan famously described the USSR as what
An 'Evil Empire'
This fact about the Cold War gives it it's namesake
This policy, introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, translates to 'openness'
Glasnost
The leader responsible for introducing the 'Era of Stagnation'
Leonid Brezhnev
This wall fell in 1989, signifying political change
The Berlin Wall
1949
This proxy war contributed to the ongoing battle of Communism vs Capitalism during the Cold War
The Vietnam War
This policy, introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev, translates to 'restructuring'
Perestroika
The first secretary of the Communist Party from 1953 to 1964, he pushed to reduce the heavy authoritarianism that was present under Stalin's leadership
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet troops invaded this country in 1979, causing a war that lasted a decade
Afghanistan
These 12 countries were involved in the formation of NATO
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States
These treaties limited nuclear weaponry and reduced Cold War tensions
SALT I and SALT II
The introduction of this economic reform helped reduce Soviet control on the economy
The introduction of a private sector
The chairman of the communist party from 1982 to 1984 who was also the head of the KGB
Yuri Andropov
These countries were involved in the Parade Of Sovereignties
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine
The USSR introduced this pact in response to the formation of NATO
The Warsaw Pact
This treaty eliminated the use of ballistic missiles and was signed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan
The INF treaty
This belief system is based on the idea that someone's nation and its interests are more important than other nations'
Nationalism
Communist leader from 1984 to 1985, returned to Brezhnev style policies and didn't push for any reform
Konstantin Chernenko
This failed Communist-organised coup attempted to remove Gorbachev from power but destroyed much of the remaining support for the Communist Party
The August Coup
NATO was formed for this reason
To counter the spread of communism and Soviet expansion
military capabilities, nuclear weapons, large economies, global political influence, alliances and technological capabilities
This is Gorby's best feature
his birthmark obv