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Who among the following was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1985?
Who among the following was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Soviet Union in 1985?
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Associate 1985 directly with the start of the final phase of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev's dual policies of Glasnost (Openness) and Perestroika (Restructuring), introduced right after his accession in 1985, unintentionally paved the way for the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
Updated On: Jul 2, 2026
- Joseph Stalin
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Nikita Khrushchev
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The Correct Option is B
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