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State whether the following statement are true or false with reasons.Mikhail Gorbachev as president of the USSR changed the course of world politics.

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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).


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