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The Soviet Union adopted the policy of opening up the economy. The state loosened up its control of the economy.
The then President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev implemented the policies of Perestroika (Restructuring) and Glasnost (Openness).
Due to these policies, the control over the media reduced.
Important changes took place in political and economic spheres, i.e. these spheres, were restructured. This gave impetus to democracy