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

• Konstantin ChernenkoRelated: Gorbachev succeeded Chernenko and pursued a markedly more reformist agenda.

• Peter UstinovRelated: Ustinov and Gorbachev both served as international advocates for UNICEF's work with children.

• Pugwash Conferences on Science and World AffairsRelated: Pugwash’s disarmament discussions belonged to the broader expert and diplomatic efforts surrounding Cold War arms reduction.

• 1985Related: His rise to Soviet leadership in March began a period of political change.

• Era of StagnationRelated: His reforms addressed problems that had accumulated during the preceding decades.

• Black JanuaryRelated: His government authorized the intervention, damaging the credibility of Soviet reforms in Azerbaijan.

• James H. BillingtonRelated: Billington studied Soviet history during the political changes Gorbachev led.

• KolkhozRelated: His reforms weakened the institutional system in which kolkhozy operated.

• Nikolai OgarkovRelated: Gorbachev removed Ogarkov as chief of the General Staff in 1984, before becoming party leader.

• Novaya GazetaRelated: He used prize money from his Nobel Peace Prize to help establish the newspaper.

• 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.