The first of these reforms was the 1985 alcohol act, constructed to counter alcohol abuse within the state. This included rising the prices of alcoholic drinks, but even restricting the sale of the beverages had no real impact on the situation, and the act caused a massive blow to the economy. Considered his most radical move at the time, the Law on Cooperatives, May 1988, went against the structures of Leninism and Communism, allowing for private earnings and profits to be made through manufacturing, business ownership and foreign trade...
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It was a reform that gave new freedoms to the people after decades of suppression, a radical new change that allowed freedom of speech and freedom in the media. These reforms also allowed the release of political prisoners and dissidents. It was through these new channels of openness that he hoped to engage debate and participation that would encourage the Soviet people to support his restructuring...
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