How did Mikhail Gorbachev deal with the corrupt government?

The most important way Gorbachev dealt with corruption was through Glasnost, the campaign to increase government transparency in the USSR. Specifically, Gorbachev was intent on eliminating corruption at the top of the government. The most importan... read more

The most important way Gorbachev dealt with corruption was through Glasnost, the campaign to increase government transparency in the USSR. Specifically, Gorbachev was intent on eliminating corruption at the top of the government. read more

Gorbachev, Mikhail; Reagan, Ronald Mikhail Gorbachev (right) meeting with Ronald Reagan at the White House, Washington, D.C., 1987. Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library In October 1988 Gorbachev was able to consolidate his power by his election to the chairmanship of the presidium of the Supreme Soviet (the national legislature). read more