Russian Mafia
Prior to 1989, the Communists indirectly controlled the government of the Soviet Union. It was during the Mikhail Gorbechev era in which his “openness” measure of reform was challenged by the explosion of the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986. This incident brought about change which was subsequent to an open discussion of poverty, the waste of resources, and the Afghan conflict. Efforts of reform were made by Eastern Europe leaders to remove the Communists leaders.
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