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The 72 pages that link to Mikhail Gorbachev, each with the reason it gives.

• Svetlana AlexievichRelated: His era of reform and the Soviet collapse form part of the historical landscape in her books.

• Valentin RasputinRelated: Rasputin became a prominent critic of Gorbachev-era reforms and their direction.

• Yegor GaidarRelated: Gorbachev’s reforms changed the political and economic conditions preceding Gaidar’s rise.

• Dmitry UstinovRelated: Gorbachev succeeded Ustinov as the Politburo’s leading voice on defense and foreign affairs.

• Sinatra DoctrineRelated: He articulated the policy of non-intervention that the doctrine represented.

• 1991 Soviet coup attemptRelated: The plotters isolated him in Crimea and sought to end his presidency.

• Armand HammerRelated: Hammer cultivated ties with Soviet leaders, including Gorbachev, during decades of diplomacy.

• Ayaz MutallibovRelated: Gorbachev’s reforms created the opening in which Mutallibov rose to lead Soviet Azerbaijan.

• Gus HallRelated: Hall opposed Gorbachev’s reforms, which accelerated conflict within the CPUSA.

• History of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionRelated: His reforms weakened established party controls and accelerated the crisis ending in 1991.

• Patriarch Pimen I of MoscowRelated: Religious life became more publicly visible during the final years of Pimen's leadership.

• Yuri LevadaRelated: Glasnost opened space for the independent public-opinion research Levada helped establish.