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80 Iconic Moments from the 80s Forever In Our Minds

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3. Say Goodbye to the Old Soviet Communism

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On November 10, 1982, Leonid Brezhnev, the premier of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party, passed away, making him the last of the old guard to go. His regime was replaced by a newer guard that wanted reform and change. Mikhail Gorbachev’s reformist approach to communism ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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