Gorbachevs Political Reforms

Gorvbachevs Political Reforms 

• Started by replacing old Brezshnev communist with new youner ones
• Policy of Glasnost in 1986, policy of openness within the party
• Twenty Seventh party congress of 1986 set out Gorbachevs new aims for reform and democratisation 
• Aleksandr Yekovlev appointed new head of media, created new ioen policy with the media 
• Soviet Media liberalised in 1988, allowed to criticise the ideas of Marx and Lenin 
• 1986 film repentence released, highly critical of Stalins terror 
• Also released dissidents from prison, Gorbachev…