Question

Which of the following men was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and did much to bring about better relations between the Soviet Union and the Western democracies?

Answer 1

Even without a list of choices, the answer is Mikhail Gorbachev. His policies of glasnot and perestroika opened up the Soviet Union and both he and Ronald Reagan (the US President at the time) began "talking to each other" instead of about each other.

Answer 2

*glasnost