The final leader of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev introduced transformative policies of *glasnost* (openness) and *perestroika* (restructuring). These reforms aimed to modernize the communist system but ultimately led to the Cold War's end and the USSR's dissolution. Historians, political scientists, and students benefit from studying his legacy, which reshaped global geopolitics and inspired democratic movements worldwide.
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