Russia - 1985AD

In 1985AD:

• Soviet premier Konstantin Chernenko died; he was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev.
• Premier Gorbachev initiated glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring).
• President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev held their first summit meeting.
• World chess champion Anatoly Karpov was defeated by 21-year-old Gary Kasparov.

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