Why did Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev adopt the policies of glasnost and perestroika during the 1980s?

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Sim W.
Apr 25, 2017

He wanted to modernize his country

Explanation:

In the late seventies, a report by the KGB showed how disastrous the economic situation in the USSR was. It enabled Gorbachev to become premier and accomplish his project.

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