Michael Gorbachev

Question 1

When and where was Michael Gorbachev born?

Answer 1

2nd March, 1931 - in Privolnoye, Stavropol Russia

Question 2

At what age did Gorbachev join the Komsomol?

Answer 2

13 years old

Question 3

In what year was Gorbachev awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour?

Answer 3

1949

Question 4

In what year did Gorbachev get his degree in law, and at what uni?

Answer 4

1955 - Moscow university

Question 5

In what year did Gorbachev join the CPSU?

Answer 5

1952

Question 6

What year did Gorbachev become the regional leader for Stavropol? What was he invited to the year after?

Answer 6

1960 - a year later he was invited to the 22nd Party Congress as a delegate from Stavropol

Question 7

In what year was Gorbachev promoted to in charge of administration, agriculture and industry

Answer 7

1962

Question 8

In what year did Gorbachev have immediate conrtol over the Caucasus as First Secretary for Agriculture. Also what did he become a member of the following year?

Answer 8

1970 - and became a member of the Party Central Committee in 71’.

Question 9

In what year did Gorbachev move to Moscow, and became a full member of the politburo?

Answer 9

1980

Question 10

What happened on the 11th March 1985?

Answer 10

Gorbachev became the General Secretary of the CPSU - introducing his first reform - the prohibition of vodka.

Question 11

In what year was Gorbachev’s three main reforms and what were they?

Answer 11

1987:

• Glasnost ( Openess )
• Perestroika ( Restructuring )
• Demokratisya ( Democratisation )

Question 12

On what date did Gorbachev accidentally meet in Geneva? What was discussed there?

Answer 12

1985 - INF Treaty

Question 13

In what year were the START negotiations?

Answer 13

1991

Question 14

When was the Berlin Wall destroyed?

Answer 14

November 1989

Question 15

When did Gorbachev resign as leader of the USSR?

Answer 15

December 1991

Question 16

What main law did Perestroika introduce, and what did it allow?

Answer 16

-Law for State Enterprises 1988
Allowed business mangers to: 
- Set their own wages
- Set their own prices on commodities 
- Seek out foreign markets

Question 17

What did Glasnost now allow in the Soviet Union?

Answer 17

• Freedom of information, speech, association
• Foreign Broadcasts
• Previously banned books etc..

Question 18

What was a major change with the reform of Demokratisya?

Answer 18

• Multi Party Elections were held for the first time in May 1989