Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of glasnost contributed to the collapse of the soviet union in that he made decision to allow elections under a multi-party system which essentially was a move towards democratizing the union.
Mikhail Gorbachev was a Soviet leader. Gorbachev was the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's last general secretary (1985-91) and the Soviet Union's last president (1990-91).
Gorbachev advocated democratic reforms as both general secretary and president.
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