Perestroika and Glasnost
On the 27th of January, 1987, a meeting of the central committee members occurs. The CPSU have Gorbachev to present his criticism that justifies his policies of perestroika and glasnost being the only solutions to the Soviet Union.
Over Gorbachev’s time spent in power of the Soviet Union, perestroika and glasnost were his two more important elements that make up his leadership goals. Economic, social and political aspects of the Soviet Union have been partly implemented due to these two elements which heighten his seriousness of pushing toward his current objective. Also, Gorbachev’s vigorous campaign for perestroika and glasnost motivated him to move from Moscow to Vladivostok in order to propose his revolutionary changes in the Soviet society.
One of the final important measures taken on the continuation of the movement, was a report that was at the central committee meeting of the CPSU titled: “On Reorganization and the Party’s Personnel Policy”. This report was in such high demand in Prague and Berlin, that many people could not get a copy, as well as a sudden demand for Russian dictionaries in order to understand the content of Gorbachev’s report.
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