Abstract
On March 10, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected to the post of Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. When he begins to appear in 1985, Gorbachev will not announce any major reforms, until the 27th party congress, held in February 1986, will not use the word reform nor announce any reforms. His secretary-general will weigh his actions very carefully, and only after removing his main opponents from Politburo can he freely say that "Perestroika" or "Glasgow" is tantamount to fundamental reform. In time, he will realize how much the Soviet Union is in crisis and that if the economic crisis is not taken appropriate measures, it will be felt in every part of life, ie the quality of life and social conditions will deteriorate. It will soon be shown that taking any measures without fundamentally changing the system have only a limited effect and can only serve to mildly calm the situation.The real change can only be made by breaking down the old system that will no longer be effective because the planning economy will be at odds with the rapid technological development and what has happened in the Western world.
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